Siham Hilali of Morocco wins the women's 3000m final (© Getty Images)
With the World Youth Championships taking place in Marrakech, the Moroccan Royal Athletic Federation intends to be represented by an important number of youth athletes. Several qualifying competitions will be held prior to the deadline for qualification and already 18 athletes (6 girls and 12 boys) have met the qualifying standards.
Two years ago in Sherbrooke, Morocco had a great start of the competition with Siham Hilali winning the 3000m, the opening event of the Championships which had been scheduled by the organizers as part of the opening ceremony.
Hilali defeated Kenya’s Pasalia Chepkorir Kipkoech 9:12.70 to 9:13.77 to clinch her country’s first and only gold of the Championships. Morocco had won a bronze medal in the inaugural edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland back in 1999.
Athletes qualified for Marrakech
Girls
100m
Fadwa Adili 12.0
800m
Hanane Fadil 2:10.60
1500m
Aicha Bani 4:30.20
Asmae GHizlane 4:32.87
3000m
Fatimzahra Bassim 9:35.83
400m Hurdles
Hayat Lambarki 61.91
Boys
400m
Hicham Frindi 50:49
800m
Brahim Kerbab 1: 52.54
Farid Jardini 1:52.61
Abdelmajid Azzaoui 1:53.9
1500m
Sami Jawhar 3:52.28
Ali Charouki 3:52.70
Fouad Lkheyam 3:25.75
3000m
Karich Moussa 8:16.83
400m Hurdles
Tarek Mansouri 55.0
2000m Steeplechase
Abdellah Aît Bahmed 5:44.49
Abdelkarim Malab 6:87.0
Pole Vault
Karim Mafhoum 4.65m
Mohammed Benchrif for the IAAF
