Sport
Moroccan Paralympic Team Aims for Medal Surge in Tokyo Games
The Moroccans engaged for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo promise to do better than five years ago in Rio where they only managed to win 7 medals.
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Japan
Sport
Olympic Champion El Bakkali Sets Sights on World Championships and Paris 2024
Soufiane El Bakkali , the only Moroccan medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, says his career is not going to stop there. He is already eyeing other titles.
Sport
Olympic Champion El Bakkali Aims for Diamond League Glory in Paris
Invigorated by his victory at the Tokyo Olympics, Soufiane El Bakkali wants to remain the master of the 3,000m steeplechase. He plans to win the Diamond League in Paris.
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Moroccan Runner El Bakkali Ends Kenyan Reign in Olympic Steeplechase
After Soufiane El Bakkali’s victory in the 3,000m steeplechase on Monday, the national anthem was played for the first time in Tokyo. An emotionally charged moment for the athlete but also for many Moroccans.
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Morocco's El-Bakkali Ends Kenya's 37-Year Olympic Steeplechase Reign
After 37 years of dominance in the 3,000 m steeplechase, Morocco dethroned Kenya thanks to the prowess of Olympic runner Soufiane El-Bakkali . The Moroccan athlete won on Monday ahead of Ethiopian Lamecha Girma and Kenyan Benjamin Kigen.
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Moroccan King Hails Olympic Gold Medalist Soufiane El Bakkali's Steeplechase Victory
King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to athlete Soufiane El Bakkali , following his gold medal in the 3,000 m steeplechase at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Sport
Moroccan Boxing Federation Overhauls Leadership After Olympic Disappointment
Moroccan boxing has revealed poor management characterized by amateurism that ended up exploding at the Tokyo Olympics. Heavy investments for a discouraging result for both boxing fans and athletes.
Sport
Moroccan Runner El Bakkali Wins Gold in Olympic 3,000m Steeplechase
Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali won the gold medal on Monday in the final of the 3,000m steeplechase at the Tokyo Olympics. With a time of 8:08.90, the native of Fez beat the Ethiopian Girma and the Kenyan Kigen.
Sport
Moroccan Boxing Federation Dissolves Leadership After Olympic Disappointment
The Royal Moroccan Boxing Federation (FRMB) has decided to dissolve the National Technical Directorate (DTN), including the staff in charge of the national teams, and to freeze all its activities until the holding of the ordinary general assembly, scheduled for next September. The reason is the poor performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Olympic Judo Star Teddy Riner Credits Morocco for Bronze Medal Success
After winning the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020, the first words of the French judoka Teddy Riner went to Morocco . He expressed his deep gratitude to the kingdom that welcomed him as part of his preparations.
Sport
Moroccan Runners Advance to Olympic 3,000m Steeplechase Final
A glimmer of hope for the Moroccans competing in Tokyo. Athletes Soufiane El Bakkali and Mohamed Tindouft qualified, on Friday, for the final of the 3,000m steeplechase at the Olympic Games.
Sport
Tokyo Olympics: 20 Athletes Barred Over Anti-Doping Rule Violations, Including 14 Africans
Several countries, including Morocco, have seen some of their athletes excluded from the athletics events of the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, 36 hours before their start. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) accuses them of not fully complying with the rules on anti-doping controls.