Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali and taekwondo athlete Soukaina Sahib were named best Moroccan athletes of the year 2021, in a poll conducted by the national radio sports service.
After putting an end to the Kenyan hegemony in the 3,000m steeplechase , Moroccan Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali has just won in the same category by going to beat the Kenyan athletes on their own facilities. It was this Saturday at the Kip Keino Classic meeting in Nairobi.
After putting an end to the Kenyan hegemony in the 3,000m steeplechase , Moroccan Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali wants to achieve one last feat: beat the Kenyans on their own turf by participating in the Nairobi meeting.
In its version dedicated to the MENA region, the American magazine Forbes has devoted an article to the Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali . He was chosen to be part of the 30 personalities under 30 who have marked their field of activity, in the "Under 30" ranking.
Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali will have to wait to confirm his supremacy in the 3,000m steeplechase. In the Diamond League final in Zurich, he finished in second place.
The image of Soufiane El Bakkali on the ground, complaining of pain, and evacuated from the track on a stretcher, had somewhat worried the athlete’s fans. But according to the latest news, there was more fear than harm.
Having gone to Paris to confirm his supremacy in the 3000m steeplechase , the Moroccan Olympic champion returns with an injury. Soufiane El Bakkali took a fall during the race and collapsed, screaming in pain.
Invigorated by his triumph at the Tokyo Olympics , Soufiane El Bakkali has decided to confirm his supremacy in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Paris Meeting, counting for the Diamond League, this Saturday, August 28.
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.
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.
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.
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.