Morocco Clinches 20 Medals, Secures 2nd Place at Arab Youth Athletics Championships

Moroccan athletes won 20 medals, including 6 gold and 8 silver. Egypt tops the list with a total of 32 medals (13 gold, 12 silver and 7 bronze). Algeria won 5 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze medals. Bahrain finished 5th with 12 medals (5 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze).

Among the Moroccan athletes who helped Morocco emerge victorious from this competition are: Sana Hasnaoui in the 1500m, the women’s 4x400m relay team, Fatma Zahra Al chafayek in the 400m hurdles, Fatma Aefir in the 1500m and Mohamed Alattieti in the 5000m.

A total of 28 Moroccan athletes, including 14 women, took part in this competition, which brought together around 350 athletes from 13 countries. Morocco’s performance earned it 6 places at the Junior World Championships to be held in Cali, Colombia, from August 1 to 6.