The 36th edition of the Marathon des Sables , an extreme 230 km course over 6 days in the desert, was once again won by the Moroccan Rachid El Morabity. A 9th title for the 40-year-old athlete.
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.
Raff Jackson, a 16-year-old British teenager, is taking on the crazy challenge of completing the 36th edition of the Marathon des Sables, which will take place from March 25 to April 4, 2022 in the Sahara desert, to become the youngest in his country to achieve this feat. He intends to raise £20,000 to support the Fight Multiple Sclerosis (MS) program.
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 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.
For the first time since 2009, a Moroccan has stepped onto the podium of the New York marathon . And it was Mohamed El Aaraby who achieved the feat this Sunday.
Moroccan athlete Mohamed El Talhaoui won the 2021 edition of the Seville half-marathon. He stole the show from hundreds of athletes from several countries.
Aïcha Omrani, 51, has accomplished her 50-year-old dream of participating in the Marathon des Sables in the Sahara and finishing the race. First Frenchwoman, 1st in the veterans, she finishes 3rd among the women and 37th overall, men and women combined.
One of the participants in the 35th edition of the Marathon des sables died on Monday afternoon following a cardiac arrest in the dunes of Merzouga. Close to fifty years old, nothing suggested such a tragedy, as he had met all the medical requirements prior to the race.
Loury Lag, 35, is one of the participants in the 35th edition of the Marathon des Sables (a 250 km trail) taking place from October 1 to October 11 in the Moroccan desert. The extreme explorer intends to achieve an unprecedented feat.