
Moroccan Steeplechase Star El Bakkali Sets Sights on Olympic Gold in Tokyo
The Moroccan athlete, Soufiane El Bakkali, 2017 world vice-champion in the 3,000m steeplechase in London, is aiming for Olympic gold in Tokyo this year.

The Moroccan athlete, Soufiane El Bakkali, 2017 world vice-champion in the 3,000m steeplechase in London, is aiming for Olympic gold in Tokyo this year.

Oumaima El Bouchti beat a Senegalese taekwondo athlete on Saturday, February 22, thus validating her qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.

The Moroccan Olympic taekwondo champion, Fatima-Zahra Abou Fares, excluded from the 2020 Olympics, cries scandal. She demands the opening of an investigation to know the reasons for her dismissal.

A mobile mosque will be made available to Muslim athletes and supporters during the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games.

The Royal Moroccan Taekwondo Federation has made public the list of candidates selected to take part in the African qualifying eliminations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled in Rabat on 22 and 23 February.

17 athletes, including 4 women, will defend the colors of Morocco at the 17th edition of the World Athletics Championships, which is being held in Doha from September 27 to October 6.

The Moroccan national team lost on Tuesday against Mali for the return leg of the qualifiers for the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations (U-23 AFCON). It thus loses its ticket for the 2019 AFCON in Egypt, as well as for the Tokyo Olympics.

The Malian team held its own against Morocco, on Saturday, September 7, at the Grand Stadium of Marrakech, as part of the last round of the 2019 CAN Egypt qualifiers. This performance is not to the advantage of the Cubs who will have to force the passage to Bamako during the return match for their qualification to the Tokyo Olympics.