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Morocco at the
2019 African Games
Flag of Morocco
IOC codeMAR
NOCMoroccan Olympic Committee
in Rabat, Morocco
19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
Competitors409 (228 men and 181 women)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
31
Silver
32
Bronze
46
Total
109
African Games appearances

Morocco competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This is the first time that Morocco hosted the competition. It is also the first time since the 1978 All-Africa Games that Morocco took part in the competition after being banned.[1] In total athletes representing Morocco won 31 gold medals, 32 silver medals and 46 bronze medals and the country finished in 5th place in the medal table.

Medal summary

Medal table

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2019 African Games

Omar El Boussouni, Ismail Elalaoui, Mohamed Jelloun, Malak Charif, Loubna Farfra and Maryem Zamkhakh competed in archery. They did not win any medals.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2019 African Games
Soufiane El Bakkali (2016)

Athletes representing Morocco in athletics won six silver medals and five bronze medals and the country finished in 14th place in the athletics medal table.

Mohamed Reda El Aaraby won the silver medal in the men's half marathon and Hamza Sahli won the bronze medal in that event.

Marouane Kacimi won the silver medal in the men's long jump event.

Oussama Nabil won the bronze medal in the men's 800 metres event.

Soufiane El Bakkali won the bronze medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event.

Elbachir Mbarki won the bronze medal in the men's discus throw event.

Marouane Kacimi won the bronze medal in the men's decathlon.

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2019 African Games

Morocco is scheduled to compete in badminton.

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2019 African Games

Morocco competed in boxing and in total four gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal were won. The country finished 1st in the boxing medal table.

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2019 African Games

Laila Bouchir and Chaymaa Guemra won the gold medal in the women's K-2 200 metres event.

Bouchir and Guemra also competed in the women's K-4 500 metres event together with Zina Aboudalal and Salma Khabot and they won the bronze medal.

Chess

Main article: Chess at the 2019 African Games

Hicham Hamdouchi, Mohamed Tissir, Firdaous Mayar El Idrissi and Rania Sbai are scheduled to compete in chess.

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2019 African Games

Morocco competed in equestrian and won two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal.

In the team jumping event Morocco won the gold medal.

In the individual jumping event all medals went to equestrians representing Morocco: El Ghali Boukaa won the gold medal, Abdelkebir Ouaddar won the silver medal and Vincent Zacharias Bourguignon won the bronze medal.

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2019 African Games

Morocco competed in fencing. Fencers representing Morocco won one gold medal, two silver medals and four bronze medals. The country finished third in the fencing medal table.

Football

Main article: Football at the 2019 African Games

Morocco competed in both the men's tournament and women's tournament.[1]

The men's team competed in the group stage and did not advance to the semi-finals.

The women's team won the bronze medal in their tournament.

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2019 African Games

Morocco competed in gymnastics.

In total two medals were won: the bronze medal in the men's team all-around event and Nabil Zouhair won the bronze medal in the men's floor exercise event.[2]

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2019 African Games

Both Morocco's national handball team and women's national football team competed in handball.[3]

The men's team won the bronze medal in the men's tournament.

The women's team reached the quarterfinals.

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2019 African Games
Men
Women

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2019 African Games

Morocco competed in karate. In total athletes representing Morocco won nine gold medals, four silver medals and two bronze medals and the country finished 1st in the karate medal table.

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2019 African Games

Abdeslam Assermouh, Hicham Benabdallah, Manal Chaffoui, Achraf El Alami, Majdouline El Allaoui, Abdelhak Ellamman and Sarah Juliette Saidi Fraincart are scheduled to compete in rowing.

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2019 African Games

Morocco competed in shooting. In total athletes representing Morocco won two gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals and the country finished 2nd in the shooting medal table.

Snooker

Main article: Snooker at the 2019 African Games

Amine Amiri, Yassine Bellamine, Hakima Kissai and Youssra Matine competed in snooker. In total they won three gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals.

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2019 African Games

16 swimmers are scheduled to represent Morocco in swimming.

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2019 African Games

Morocco is scheduled to compete in table tennis.

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2019 African Games

Morocco is scheduled to compete in Taekwondo.

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2019 African Games

Morocco is scheduled to compete in tennis.

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2019 African Games

Badr Siwane won the gold medal in the men's event and Mohammed El Mehdi Essadiq won the silver medal in that event.[4]

Nabil Kouzkouz also competed in the men's event. He finished in 5th place.

Karima Kanoun, Samia M'Safer and Oumaima El Atrassi also competed in the women's event. They finished in 8th, 12th and 13th place respectively.

In the mixed relay event Morocco finished in 4th place.

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2019 African Games

Morocco men's national volleyball team competed in the men's tournament.[5]

The women's national volleyball team won the bronze medal in the women's tournament.

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2019 African Games

Morocco competed in weightlifting and won one silver medal and four bronze medals.

Issam Harfi won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg Snatch event. He also won the bronze medals in the 55 kg Clean & Jerk and 55 kg Total events.

Mohamed Moulabbi won the bronze medal in the men's 67 kg Clean & Jerk event and the 67 kg Total event.[6]

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2019 African Games

Ten athletes represented Morocco in wrestling.

Key:

  • VT – Victory by fall.
  • PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • IN - Victory by injury - the loser is injured before or during a bout.
  • FO - Victory by forfeit - the loser is forfeit a bout.

Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Chakir Ansari −57 kg  R Meunier (MRI)
W 12–2 SP 		 B Andriamalala (MAD)
W 12–1 SP 		 E Welson (NGR)
L 10–12 PP 		Bye  K Vleermuis (NAM)
W 10–0 ST 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Otmane El Bahja −65 kg  AR Hussen (EGY)
L 7–12 PP 		Did not advance 10
Rabii Regani −74 kg  J Marianne (MRI)
W 10–0 ST 		 O John (NGR)
L 0–10 ST 		Did not advance  J Diatta (SEN)
L 2–13 SP 		Did not advance 8
Oussama Regani −86 kg  U Manouan (CIV)
W 9–2 PP 		 A Barraj (TUN)
L 2–13 SP 		Did not advance  K El-Moatamadawi (EGY)
L 0–10 ST 		Did not advance 8
Fahd Naji −97 kg Bye  J Folane (BUR)
W 19–8 SP 		 S Tamarau (NGR)
L 0–8 VT 		Bye  M Fardj (ALG)
L 0–10 ST 		5
Athlete Event Group Stages Semifinal Bronze medal bout Final
Opposition
Result 		Standing Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Anas Lamkabber −125 kg Group A
 A Tangara (CIV): W 13–2 SP
 A Guennichi (TUN): W 0–0 FO
 R Mabuba (COD): W 11–1 SP 		1  S Boltic (NGR)
L 0–0 IN 		 R Mabuba (COD)
W 9–2 PP 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Reda Moueniss −87 kg  S Bouba (CHA)
W 7–0 VT 		 B Sid Azara (ALG)
L 0–8 ST 		Did not advance  T Okeke (NGR)
L 1–2 PP 		Did not advance 7
Athlete Event Group Stages Semifinal Bronze medal bout Final
Opposition
Result 		Standing Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Fouad Fajari −60 kg Group B
 H Mahmoud (EGY): L 1–3 PP
 K Koech (KEN): W 6–0 VT 		2  A Laouni (ALG)
W 3–1 PP 		Bye  H Mahmoud (EGY)
L 1–1 PP 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Aziz Boualem −67 kg Group A
 M Elsayed (EGY): L 0–10 ST
 E Djekoundakom (CHA): L 0–0 IN
 A Merabet (ALG): L 0–0 IN 		4 Did not advance 6
Zied Ait Ouagram −77 kg Group A
 AE Ouakali (ALG): L 2–4 PP
 R Wina (COD): W 7–1 PP 		2  MZ Khalil (EGY)
L 4–5 PP 		 E Nworie (NGR)
W 12–2 SP 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Anas Lamkabber −130 kg Group A
 A Mohamed (EGY): L 0–8 ST
 D Malick (CHA): W 9–0 ST
 H Haloui (ALG): L 0–9 ST 		3 Did not advance 5

References

  1. ^ a b "Things you need to know about the Rabat 2019 African Games". Olympic Channel. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Nabil Zouhair - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ^ "The 12th African Games 2019 : Results of the draw". Confédération Africaine de HandBall. 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Men Elite - Results". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Kenya women's volleyball team ready to defend African Games title". xinhuanet. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Mohamed Moulabbi - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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