Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi won the bronze medal in the Women’s Marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday, becoming the first Moroccan athlete to compete and get a medal in this category. Gardadi, 31, completed the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 25 minutes, and 17 seconds. This is Morocco’s second medal in the tournament after Soufiane El Bakkali snatched gold in the 3,000m steeplechase. Morocco is represented by 17 competitors, 12 men and 5 women, in the current 2023 World Championships. Morocco had previously competed in 18 World Athletics Championships, winning a total of 31 medals (11 gold, 12 silver, and 8 bronze medals).

Source: The North Africa Journal August 27, 2023 13:12 UTC