Sport
Morocco's Olympic Bronze Fuels King Mohammed VI's Football Ambitions
King Mohammed VI has big ambitions for Moroccan football. The monarch does not skimp on the means to make Morocco a continental and international football power.
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Paris Olympic Games
Sport
Olympic Judo Champion Teddy Riner Praises Morocco as Training Haven
Teddy Riner, a French judoka who won a gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games, cannot help but declare his love for Marrakech and all of Morocco.
Morocco
Moroccan Activists Call for Overhaul of Olympic Sports Leadership After Medal Drought
Moroccan activists have launched on social media a campaign to demand the dismissal of the presidents of sports federations who did not win any medals at the Paris Olympic Games.
Sport
Morocco's Olympic Coach Sektioui Eyed by Syria After Bronze Medal Success
Awarded the bronze medal in the football tournament of the Paris Olympic Games, Tarik Sektioui , coach of the Moroccan Olympic team, is of interest to Syria. It dreams of securing the Moroccan technician and is preparing to engage in negotiations with him.
Sport
Moroccan Lawmaker Demands Probe into Olympic Disappointment, Calls for Sports Reform
The poor performance of Moroccan athletes at the Paris Olympics continues to stir up controversy. Deputy Abdellatif Zaim of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has just questioned the Minister of Sports on this subject.
Sport
Olympic Champion Moutawakel Slams Morocco's Paris 2024 Performance Claims
Hassan Fekkak, technical director of the National Olympic Committee, has incurred the wrath of some athletes and Moroccans after claiming that "Morocco’s participation in Paris was better than in the editions of Tokyo, London and Rio de Janeiro."
Sport
Algerian Boxer's Gender Identity Sparks Online Controversy Between Morocco and Algeria
Moroccan and Algerian internet users are getting involved in the case of Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who participated in the Paris Olympics and found herself at the center of a controversy around her gender identity, of which the Moroccan boxer Oumayma Belahbib, member of the International Boxing Association (IBA), is accused on social networks of being partly responsible.
Sport
Morocco to Award Olympic Bonuses Despite Disappointing Paris Performance
Despite the fiasco, all Moroccan athletes who participated in the Paris Olympics will receive bonuses.
Sport
PSG Eyes Olympic Top Scorer Soufiane Rahimi Amid Saudi Interest
The list of suitors for the Moroccan striker of Al Ain, Soufiane Rahimi , top scorer in the men’s football tournament at the Paris-2024 Olympics, is expanding.
Sport
Morocco's Olympic Heroes Return Home: El Bakkali and Football Team Celebrated After Paris Success
Many supporters gathered on Saturday at the Rabat-Salé airport to give a warm welcome to the Moroccan national Olympic football team and the athlete Soufiane El Bakkali, who respectively won bronze and gold at the Paris Olympic Games.
Sport
Morocco Struggles at Paris Olympics, Secures Only Two Medals
With only one gold medal won by athlete Soufiane El Bakkali and the first bronze medal in football won by the Atlas Lions, Morocco is the last in the ranking of Arab and African countries that participated in the Paris Olympics.
Sport
Morocco's Olympic Disappointment Offset by Football Bronze Medal Success
Moroccans expressed their disappointment with the participation of Moroccan athletes in the Paris Olympics, who performed poorly and failed to defend the national colors in this international competition.