Moroccan Athletics Federation Dismisses 16 Athletes in Anti-Doping Crackdown
9 December 2021
The Royal Moroccan Athletics Federation (FRMA) has decided to clean up its stable. 16 athletes flagged for doping have been dismissed.
Athletics
Moroccan-Born Runner Equals Spanish Marathon Record in Valencia
7 December 2021
The Spanish athlete of Moroccan origin, Hamid Ben Daoud, won the Valencia marathon on Sunday with a time of 2:06:34, equaling the record of Ayad Lamdassem, another Moroccan, (…)
Moroccan Runner Triumphs in 70km Oman Trail Race, Local Athletes Dominate Shorter Distances
5 December 2021
Moroccan athlete Rachid El Morabity won the 70 km event at the Himam Trail Run Race 2021 held in Oman. Omanis dominated the 20 km and 35 km trails.
Moroccan Runner Halima Hachlaf Suspended 6 Years for Doping Violation
4 December 2021
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has suspended Moroccan athlete Halima Hachlaf, 33, for the next six years. The Moroccan 800m specialist had tested positive for synthetic (…)
Diamond League Returns to Rabat: Mohammed VI Meeting Set for June 2022
26 November 2021
World Athletics has published this Thursday, November 25, the 2022 calendar of the Diamond League. Good news for the Mohammed VI International Meeting in Rabat which will (…)
Moroccan Athletic Star Faiza Bachar Faces Homelessness After Floods Destroy House
4 November 2021
Moroccan athletics champion Faiza Bachar has been living for more than a year in a house that is in danger of collapsing. She occupies a room that, as one might expect, has no (…)
Morocco to Repatriate Body of Young Athlete Killed in Spanish Traffic Accident
3 November 2021
The Moroccan authorities have decided to cover the costs of transferring the remains of Hamza Bouazzaoui, the young Moroccan athlete who died on Tuesday, October 26 in a (…)
Promising 19-Year-Old Moroccan-Spanish Athlete Dies in Northern Spain Car Crash
26 October 2021
Hamza Bouazzaoui, a young athlete of Moroccan origin, died on Tuesday from injuries sustained in a traffic accident that occurred in Calahorra in northern Spain.
Barefoot Runner Disqualified from Marathon des Sables on Medical Grounds
8 October 2021
While he was determined to run the Marathon des Sables barefoot in the Moroccan Sahara, Loury Lag, the 35-year-old French explorer, was "disqualified by medical decision". He (…)
Morocco Honored at Courbevoie’s Annual ’YES WE RUN’ Race
27 September 2021
The third edition of "YES WE RUN", the race that is held every year in Courbevoie, saw the remarkable presence of Morocco on Saturday evening. Throughout the course, the (…)