Jaouad Gharib and Hasna Benhassi were voted as the best Moroccan sports stars of 2005 in the annual awards which are organised by the Moroccan Press Agency - l'Agence Marocaine de Presse (MAP).
Double Olympic champion Hicham El Guerrouj and 800m Olympic silver medallist Hasna Benhassi have been named Moroccan Athletes of the Year following a survey jointly organised by the Moroccan Press Agency, the Moroccan National Radio station and TVM, the main national Television broadcaster. Overall 28 media were involved in the voting process.