King Mohammed VI receives Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali in Tetouan

King Mohammed VI receives Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali in Tetouan
Wednesday 14 August 2024 - 17:00

King Mohammed VI received on Wednesday at the Royal Palace in Tetouan, the athlete Soufiane El Bakkali, gold medallist in the men’s 3,000 m steeplechase at the Summer Olympic Games (Paris 2024).

On this occasion, the Sovereign decorated Soufiane El Bakkali with the Al Arch Wissam of the Commander’s Order.

This audience, which took place in the presence of president of the Royal Moroccan Athletics Federation, Abdeslam Ahizoune, reflects the High solicitude of the King, for young people and the particular interest of the Sovereign in the sports sector, all disciplines combined.

It follows the historic and unprecedented feat achieved by the Moroccan athlete at the last Olympics, when he retained his title for the second consecutive time after the Tokyo 2020 edition.

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