French Sports Clubs Fear Impact of Proposed Religious Symbol Ban
31 March 2025
In France, the bill to ban the veil in competition raises great concerns among veiled athletes and some clubs.
Athletics
Calls Grow for Moroccan Athletics Chief to Step Down Amid Sport’s Decline
1 March 2025
In Morocco, calls for the resignation of Abdeslam Ahizoune, who has accumulated nearly 19 years of experience at the head of the Royal Moroccan Athletics Federation (FRMA), are (…)
Moroccan Runner Breaks El Guerrouj’s 20-Year-Old Indoor 3000m Record
14 February 2025
Moroccan athlete Anass Essayi achieved a time of 7 minutes, 32 seconds and 45 hundredths in the 3000 meters indoor at the Liévin meeting in France, thus breaking the national (…)
New Ultra-Modern Sports Complex to Rise Between Rabat and Salé
4 January 2025
The Agency for the Development of the Bouregreg Valley is working on the construction of an ultra-modern multipurpose sports hall on the banks of the Bouregreg, between the (…)
UFC Star Michael ’Venom’ Page Converts to Islam
7 December 2024
The number of athletes converting to Islam continues to grow. The latest conversion is that of an English UFC fighter.
Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1500m World Record Stands Unbroken After 25 Years
25 October 2024
Moroccan athlete Hicham El Guerrouj, world and Olympic champion, still holds the record of 3:26.00 in the 1500 meters, set at the Golden Gala in Rome on July 14, 1998.
Moroccan Athletics in Crisis: Former Coach Calls for Urgent Reform After Olympic Disappointment
17 September 2024
Hassan Koujani, former director of the Union Zemmouri Khémisset athletics club (1996-2006), calls for urgent measures to be taken to end the series of failures of Moroccan (…)
Visually Impaired Spanish-Moroccan Athlete Wins Second Paralympic Gold, Eyes 1,500m Title
1 September 2024
Yassine Ouhdadi, a Spanish athlete of Moroccan origin, has just won his second gold medal in the 5,000 meters at the Paris Paralympic Games. He now aims for gold in the 1,500 (…)
King Mohammed VI Honors Olympic Champion El Bakkali with Royal Distinction
15 August 2024
King Mohammed VI elevated Soufiane El Bakkali, who saved Morocco’s honor at the Paris Olympic Games by winning gold in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, to the rank of Commander of (…)
Moroccan Lawmaker Demands Probe into Olympic Disappointment, Calls for Sports Reform
13 August 2024
The poor performance of Moroccan athletes at the Paris Olympics continues to stir up controversy. Deputy Abdellatif Zaim of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has just (…)