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The 16th edition of the Mohammed VI International Meeting of Athletics, 4th stage of the 2025 calendar of the prestigious diamond league, will bring together a host of stars representing 40 countries, underlined, Saturday in Rabat, the secretary general of the Royal Moroccan Athletics Federation (FRMA), Mohamed Ghozlane.
In a press conference dedicated to the presentation of this edition, which will take place on Sunday at the brand new Olympic stadium annex to the Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex, the SG of the FRMA indicated that engaged athletes are among the best in their respective disciplines.
He noted that these champions will be keen to shine again in this new sports enclosure, with modern infrastructure responding to international standards.
He also indicated that the level of competitiveness promises to be particularly exciting “which will guarantee a high -peak spectacle for the expected public,” noting that the organizing committee aims to establish new records during this edition.
For his part, the double Moroccan Olympic champion of the 3,000 meter Steeple, Soufiane El Bakkali, said that the Meeting Mohammed VI, taking place in his country, in front of his audience and his family, is of particular importance for him.
Also a double world champion of the same specialty, he said he is ready to achieve a high level performance to celebrate the coronation with his own.
Among the headliners of this 16th edition include the Olympic champions at the Paris 2024 games, the Botswana Letsile Tebogo (200 m), the Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi (800 m) the American Quincy Hall (400 m), but also the South African Wayde Van Niekerk, holder of the world record on 200 meters.
Among the ladies, the American Katie Moon, world of pole jump champion in 2022 and 2023 will be present, as well as Kenyan Beatrice Chebet, double gold medalist on 5000 and 10,000 meters at the Olympic Games 2024.
Thus, this press conference was an opportunity for the stars in the running to share their desire to leave their imprint in the history of this meeting and to establish world records.
In addition to El Bakkali, several Moroccan champions will be there, notably Mohamed Tindouft, Salaheddine Ben Yazid, Faid El Mostafa (3000 meters Steeple), Abdelaati Iguider, Hafid Rizqy, Abderrahman El Assal and El Hassane Moujahid (800 meters), Anass Essayi and Abdelatif Sadiki (1500 meters).
Organized under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, this meeting is the fruit of a collaboration between the Ministry of National Education, preschool and sports, the Moroccan National Olympic Committee, the FRMA and the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region.
