The athlete Mohamed Katir, of Moroccan origin and Spanish by adoption, achieved on Tuesday in Liévin, France, the best national record of all time on the 1,500m indoor track with a time of 3:36.89.
Mohamed Katir El Haouzi, born in Morocco on February 17, 1998 and residing in Mula, Murcia since the age of five, has revolutionized the Spanish ranking of the 3,000m indoor track. With his time of 7:35.29 obtained in Karlsruhe, Germany, he has beaten the records of Fermín Cacho and Enrique Molina, and becomes the best Spanish record set in 11 years.
Arriving in Spain under a truck with his cousin, Zaid Ait Malek was "undocumented" in Almeria for a long time. He faced difficult situations for more than 4 years before making a name for himself in athletics. He is now one of the best trail runners in the world. To immortalize his exploits, director Joaquin Clares is filming a short film on the painful journey of the Moroccan, now naturalized Spanish.
The runner of Moroccan origin from Auxerre, Abder El Badaoui has taken on two new challenges that he intends to take up in 2021.
Despite the health crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the work on the sports projects of the new sports city of Al Hoceima is progressing, in accordance with the new pre-established schedule. The overall progress rate is around 50%.
The Belgian athlete of Moroccan origin, Soufiane Bouchikhi, missed his chance to secure a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. He collapsed between the 25th and 30th kilometer and had to withdraw from the competition.
Yassine Bounou, 29, goalkeeper of the Moroccan national team and Soufiane El Bakkali , 24, famous Moroccan athlete, have tested positive for the coronavirus.
All Moroccan athletes and sports officials will benefit from tax exemption as of next year. A measure included in the 2021 Finance Bill.
A former athlete, a repeat offender, was arrested on Wednesday near El Hajeb. He is accused of attempted theft and assault on a taxi driver with tear gas.
The image of Moroccan sport internationally is not the best. The cases of doping of Moroccan athletes are countless, as are the disputes that Moroccan clubs submit to the international sports authorities, which can have consequences on several sports federations.
Through a series of addenda to the objectives conventions, the Moroccan Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports is coming to the rescue of the actors in the sports world. Several million dirhams have been allocated to the sports world.
The Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali won the Monaco meeting, after more than 4 months of stoppage due to coronavirus. He achieved the best world performance by confirming his status as number 1 in the 3,000 m steeplechase event with a time of 8:08.04.