Morocco concluded its participation in the 13th African Games held in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, finishing in seventh place with a total of 34 medals.
Moroccan athletes snatched 9 gold, 12 silver, and 13 bronze medals across various sports they competed in since the beginning of the competition.
Morocco secured two gold medals in women’s boxing through champions Khadija Mardi (+81 kg) and Widad Bertal (54 kg), and three medals in taekwondo through champions Fatimazahra Aboufaras (+73 kg), Oumaima Boumh (-73 kg), in addition to the gold medal of the Moroccan national taekwondo team in the mixed team category.
The Moroccan men’s beach volleyball team also snatched the gold medal, while champion Aya En-Nesyri won the karate gold medal in the individual kata category. Fatima-Zahra Chajai won the gold medal in the under 68 kg category.
In athletics, Saad Hinti secured Morocco’s only gold medal in the 400m hurdles race.
As for the overall standings, Egypt topped the medal table in these African Games with 189 medals, followed by Nigeria with 120 medals, and South Africa in third place with 106 medals.
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