Mohamed Katir , silver medalist at the European Championships in Munich, was celebrated on Friday in Mula by the authorities and residents of the city, before heading to Morocco to visit his grandparents whom he has not seen "for four years".
The Moroccan Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali succeeded on Friday in winning the Lausanne Meeting in Switzerland (Diamond League).
Moroccan athletes have chosen to emigrate to the United States due to differences with the former technical management of the Royal Moroccan Athletics Federation (FRMA).
Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali is currently in Switzerland in preparation for his participation this Friday, August 26, in the Lausanne meeting.
After Moroccan athlete Mohamed Farès, it is now his compatriot Noura Ennadi who has won a medal, this time a gold medal, at the Islamic Solidarity Games.
Moroccan athlete Mohamed Fares offered Monday the first medal to Morocco as part of the Islamic Solidarity Games taking place in Turkey.
Moroccan athlete Salaheddine Benyazide won the bronze medal in the 3000 meters steeplechase at the junior world athletics championships held in Colombia.
Mohamed Katir hopes to win a medal at the next European Championships in Munich. The athlete of Moroccan origin, record holder of the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters in Spain, is "afraid of no one".
Soufiane El Bakkali received a congratulatory message from King Mohammed VI after winning the gold medal in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, which is taking place in the United States.
The Spanish athlete of Moroccan origin, Mohamed Katir , finished third in the 1,500 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States. He thus confirms his place as number 1 in this category in Spain.
Moroccan athlete Soufiane El-Bakkali won the gold medal in the 3,000m steeplechase at the World Championships in Eugene (USA), ahead of Ethiopian Lamecha Girma and Kenyan Conseslus Kipruto. To get there, he had to overcome a major obstacle. An unusual incident that occurred during the race.
Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali confirmed his status as the world number 1 in the 3,000m steeplechase. On Monday, he won the gold medal in the event for the first time at the World Championships taking place in Oregon, United States. The athlete completed the distance in 8:25.13.