Olympic Hero Aouita Debunks Poverty Rumors, Defends Morocco’s Image
18 September 2025
The former glory of Moroccan athletics, Saïd Aouita, has formally denied the rumors that he was in a situation of economic and social precariousness.
Athletics
Moroccan Trail Running Star Elhousine Elazzaoui Aims to Break Sierre-Zinal Curse
9 August 2025
After winning three of the first seven races of the Golden Trail Series this year, including the one in Zegama-Aizkorri, Spain, Moroccan champion Elhousine Elazzaoui, the (…)
From Migrant Patera to Canary Islands Champion: Moroccan Runner’s Inspiring 400m Triumph
6 August 2025
Zakaria Loumani, of Moroccan origin, left his country as a teenager to reach the Canary Islands. Now 24 years old, the young man is an accomplished athlete: he has already won (…)
Franco-Moroccan Runner Shatters 22-Year-Old French Record in Stunning 1500m Victory
21 June 2025
The Franco-Moroccan athlete Azeddine Habz, winner of the 1500m at Charléty, erases Mehdi Baala’s 22-year-old French record.
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.
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.