Six Moroccan athletes were eliminated during the 18th edition of World Athletics Championships 2022 (WCH22) held in Oregon, United States.
Moroccan contenders Elhassane Moujahid, Moad Zahafi and Abdelati El Guesse were eliminated from the semifinals of the 800m race this Friday at the WCH 22.
Elhassane Moujahid was 7th in the first qualifying heat with a time of 1:47.18, while Moad Zahafi was 5th in the second heat 1:46.35.
Abdelati El Guesse occupied the 8th place in the 3rd and last qualifying heat with a timing of 1:46.46.
The athletes who occupy the first two places in each qualifying heat earn their tickets to the final, in addition to those who have recorded the two best times.
Among female contenders for the 800m competition, Moroccan Assia Raziki
was eliminated in the first round this Friday at the World Athletics in Eugene.
The athlete occupied the sixth place in the third qualifying round, with a time of 2:03.77.
Finally, Moroccan athletes Soufiyan Bouqantar and Hicham Akankam were also eliminated from the 5000m competition.
Soufiyan Bouqantar occupied the 14th place of the first qualifying heat, with a time of 13:37.69, while his compatriot Hicham Akankam arrived out of time.
This year’s edition of the World Athletics Championships is currently being held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, United States, from July 15 to 24, which was originally scheduled for August 6-15 2021.
On April 2020, World Athletics announced that the event would be postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last March, World Athletics announced a new team event trophy would be awarded, based on points won in the individual events.
After the 2022 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, World Athletics banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from participating at the championships.
The event, facing problems granting visas to participants, prevented around 100 athletes, coaches and officials from entering the United States.
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