The BBC has revealed the stars participating in the celebrity race around the world, with the starting point in Marrakech. They will have to cover more than 10,000 km.
Mohamed El Morabity won the 37th edition of the Marathon des Sables on Friday. The fifth stage of the race, connecting Jdaid to Korsi Dyal Zayed over a distance of 42.2 km, saw the runner cover the distance in 3 hours 18 minutes and 34 seconds.
Moroccan Lachgar Chakib was the big winner of the 36th edition of the Belgrade marathon. This marathon attracted more than 10,500 runners from around the world to compete over a distance of 42 kilometers.
Moroccan Rachid El Morabity , 9-time winner of the Marathon des Sables, one of the toughest in the world, is aiming for a tenth victory in this race starting this Sunday.
The 37th edition of the Marathon des Sables (a 250 km trail) will see the participation of a special runner: a French man with a tibial amputation ready to take up the challenge.
After Dublin last October, Moroccan athlete Taoufik Allam won the 28th edition of the Rome Marathon this Sunday, March 19.
Moroccan athlete Aimad Bouziane won the fifteenth edition of the Segovia half marathon which took place on Sunday in the streets of the city.
Hicham Sigueni won the Coruña21 (A Coruña - Spain) half marathon on Sunday with a time of 1h01m40. The athlete of Moroccan origin is the winner of the race for the second consecutive year.
The 37th edition of the Marathon des Sables to be held in Morocco from April 21 to May 1 will record the participation of Lys Girard-Fialon. A 16-year-old French girl who has decided to follow in her father’s footsteps.
Moroccan athlete Hicham Boufars won the Murcia marathon this Sunday with a time of 2:15.35.
The 33-year-old Moroccan Taoufik Allam won the Irish Life Dublin marathon with a time of 2:11:30, less than two minutes off his personal best.
Moroccan athlete Abdelilah El-Maimouni won the semi-marathon of Saint-Omer (Hauts-de-France) on Sunday, which was the support event for the French championships. Holding only Moroccan nationality, he could not be declared French champion.