HIBAPRESS – Sports
Moroccan runner Soufiane El Bakkali dominated the 3,000-meter steeplechase today, Sunday, May 31, in Rabat, within the activities of the Mohammed VI International Athletics Meeting, for the third round of the Diamond League, confirming his early readiness for the major events this season.
El Bakkali recorded a distinctive time of 7 minutes, 57 seconds, and 25 hundredths of a second, which is the best world time so far this year, giving the Moroccan audience a new moment of pride on the track of the Moulay Abdellah Stadium. The Olympic and world champion finished far ahead of his competitors, with German Friedrich Robert finishing second, while Kenyan runner Simon Kiprop Koech came third, in a race characterized by high competitiveness and a fast pace from the first laps.
