Morocco will participate in the 19th World Athletics Championships, which will be hosted by the Hungarian city of Budapest from August 19 to 27, with a delegation of 17 male and female runners (12 male and 5 female runners).
The male team includes the Olympic and world champion and the owner of the best global achievement this year, Sufyan Al-Baqali, Muhammad Tendoft, Salah Al-Din Benazid and Muhammad Musaad (3000m steeplechase), Nabil Osama and Abdel-Ati Al-Kas (800m), Anas Al-Sayyi, Abdul-Latif Siddiqui, Hisham Akankam (1500m) and Hamza Al-Sahli, Muhammad Reda Al-Arabi and Mustafa Hodadi (Marathon).
As for the female runners participating in the World Cup in Budapest, they are Hanan Kluj, Ruqaia Al-Muqeem, Fatima Al-Zahraa Kardadi (marathon), Asiya Rizqi (800m) and Noura Al-Nadi (400m hurdles).
It is noteworthy that Morocco won 31 medals in its 18 participations in the World Athletics Championships, including 11 gold, 12 silver and 8 bronze, which were won by 14 male and female runners.
The Seville 1999 tournament is still the best harvest for Moroccan runners with two golds (Hicham El Guerrouj in the 1500m and Salah Hiso in the 5000m), two silvers (Nezha Bidwan in the 400m hurdles and Zahra and Aziz in the 5000m), and a bronze (Ali Al Zain in the 3000m steeplechase), and Morocco had occupied the center at that time. Fifth globally.
