{"id":843,"date":"2018-07-11T17:16:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T17:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rabat.diamondleague.com\/2018\/07\/11\/23-moroccan-athletes-on-track\/"},"modified":"2018-07-11T17:16:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T17:16:50","slug":"23-moroccan-athletes-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabat.diamondleague.com\/en\/23-moroccan-athletes-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Moroccan athletes on track"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of the 190 athletes who have confirmed their commitment to take part in the Mohammed VI International Meeting (9th stage of the Diomond League), 23 Moroccan athletes will be ready to challenge the world of athletics on Friday July 13th.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main focus should be stretch on the 3000m with Abdelaati Iguider, the 3000m steeple-chase with Soufiane El Bakkali, Rababe Arafi and Malika Akkaoui on the 800m, Fouad Kaam and Brahim Kaazouzi on the 1500m as also Yahya Berrabah and Mouhcine Khoua in the Long jump.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apart from Abdelaati Iguider who did not schedule this competition, this team of athletes has just distinguished itself ten days ago at the 18th Mediterranean Games in Tarragona saving the furniture of the Moroccan sport in the general classification by medals.<\/span><\/p>\n

All these Moroccan athletes are resolutely determined to thrill the Moroccan public Friday, July 13 evening from 20 hours at the My Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat.<\/span><\/p>\n

If Soufiane El Bakkali is determined to beat the world champion and Olympic champion, the Kenyan Conselsus Kipruto, the official admitted goal from the Moroccan his to run close or even brake the magic barrier of the 8 minutes, which would be not only a meeting record but also the fastest race of the year 2018 .<\/span><\/p>\n

 Here is also the official list of Moroccan athletes who will take part in the International meeting Mohammed VI:<\/span><\/p>\n

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N\u00b0     <\/span>Nom et pr\u00e9nom                                 Epreuve                   Performance<\/p>\n

1                 <\/span>BENKASSEM KHADIJA                              <\/span>1000m                    <\/span>2.03.47 en 800m<\/p>\n

2                 <\/span>HILALI SIHAM                                              <\/span>1000m                    <\/span>4:09.50 en 1500m (2018)<\/p>\n

3                 <\/span>KAAM FOUAD                                              <\/span>1500m                    <\/span>3.37.14<\/p>\n

4                 <\/span>KAAZOUZI BRAHIM                                    <\/span>1500m                    <\/span>3.35.58<\/p>\n

5                 <\/span>OULADHA HICHAM                                    <\/span>1500m                    <\/span>3.37.60<\/p>\n

6                 <\/span>ESSALHI YOUNES                                     <\/span>1500m                    <\/span>3:36.58<\/p>\n

7                 <\/span>IGUIDER ABDELAATI   <\/span>                       3000m                    <\/span>7:30.09 BP2016<\/p>\n

8                 <\/span>BOUQANTAR SOUFIANE                          <\/span>3000m                    <\/span>7:38.65<\/p>\n

9                 <\/span>DOUKKANA RABAI                                     <\/span>3000m                    <\/span>7:53.09<\/p>\n

10               <\/span>ABID MOHAMMED                                      <\/span>3000m                    <\/span>13:32.34 en 5000m (2018)<\/p>\n

11               <\/span>OUTALAH MOHCINE                                  <\/span>3000m                    <\/span>7:52.77 (indoor)<\/p>\n

12               <\/span>AKENKAM HICHAM                                    <\/span>3000m                    <\/span>8:08.20<\/p>\n

13               <\/span>SOUFIANE BAKKALI                                  <\/span>3000mST               <\/span>8.20.97<\/p>\n

14               <\/span>SIGUINI HICHAM                                        <\/span>3000mST               <\/span>8.19.51<\/p>\n

15               <\/span>TINDOUFT MOHAMED                   <\/span>         3000mST               <\/span>8.20.30<\/p>\n

16               <\/span>IBRAHIM EZZAYDOUNY                            <\/span>3000mST               <\/span>8.18.50<\/p>\n

17               <\/span>BENZAHRA ABDELKRIM                          <\/span>3000mST               <\/span>8:21.08 <\/p>\n

18               <\/span>FERKOUSSI KAOUTAR                             <\/span>5000m                  <\/span>15.52.33<\/p>\n

19               <\/span>SIDI MADANE FADOUA                              <\/span>5000m                  <\/span>16:18.13<\/p>\n

20               <\/span>RABABE AARFI                                            <\/span>800m                    <\/span>1.59.20<\/p>\n

21               <\/span>AKKAOUI MALIKA                                        <\/span>800m                    <\/span>2.00.34<\/p>\n

22               <\/span>LKHOWA MOHCINE                                   <\/span>Longueur              <\/span>8.09<\/p>\n

23               <\/span>YAHYA BERABAH                                        <\/span>Longueur              <\/span>8.10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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