After breaking the world record for the half-marathon barefoot on ice and snow in 2021, Karim El Hayani will participate barefoot in the Marathon des Sables to be held in Morocco from March 27 to April 1. A difficult competition during which participants will cover 250 km in the desert.
Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bekkali will be absent from the indoor athletics world championships to be held from March 18 to 20 in Belgrade.
The Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen, at the Liévin meeting, broke the indoor world record in the 1,500m, surpassing that of the Ethiopian Samuel Tefera. His new challenge: to beat the record of the Moroccan legend Hicham El Guerrouj.
The Spanish athlete of Moroccan origin, Adel Mechaal, who broke the European indoor record in the 3,000 meters with a time of 7:30.82, is aiming for other medals this year. The participation of Mohamed Katir in these is an additional source of motivation for him.
The Spanish athlete of Moroccan origin, Adel Mechaal , achieved a historic performance on Sunday at the New Balance GP in New York with a time of 7:30.82, becoming the new European record holder in the 3,000 meters indoor.
The Moroccan Soukaina Atanane has just won the Puente Genil (Cordoba) half marathon, with a time of 1 h: 15: 37.
The Moroccan-born athlete, Soukaina Atanane, won the 22nd edition of the Terrassa (Barcelona) half-marathon on Sunday, with a record of 1h:14mn:20sec.
The Spanish athlete of Moroccan origin, Adel Mechaal, won this Sunday the second edition of the relay race organized in Platja d’en Bossa by the Ibiza athletics club, with a time of 27:50, narrowly missing the Spanish record in the 10,000 meters.
Several Moroccan athletes, members of the national athletics team, are currently in a training camp in Ifrane for the upcoming long-distance and middle-distance championships.
The Moroccan Fatima Ouhaddou residing in Aguilar de la Frontera (Córdoba), revealed herself in 2021 as one of the best athletes in the popular races in the province, winning six victories. In 2022, she wants to participate in a half marathon and a marathon.
Moroccan athlete Moha Bakkali set a world record after winning two marathons on New Year’s Eve, in Gijón and Oviedo.
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.