Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam wins international championship in Israel

Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam wins international championship in Israel
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Saturday 26 March 2022 - 17:49

Moroccan professional surfer Ramzi Boukhiam won a world championship in Netanya, Israel this March 26, as part of a competition for surfing champions.

Boukhiam has an impressive track record, having one vice-champion of the world junior title in 2013 and winning recent victories in the Qualifying Series of Zarautz, Anglet, and Lacanau.

The Moroccan athlete also represented the Kingdom in this year’s Olympics, alongside Redouane Regragui, Aboubakar Bouaouda, Selyann Zouhir, Neil Aboufiras, Othmane Choufani, and Abdel El Harim.

Ramzi Boukhiam was born in Morocco, to a Moroccan father and a Dutch mother, and learned the sport on Moroccan beaches.

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