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Morocco sends six athletes to World Youth Championships

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Morocco sends six athletes to IAAF/Westel World Youth Championships
Mohammed Bencherif (MAP) for the IAAF
6 July 2001 – Rabat, Morocco  - Six Moroccan athletes will take part in the IAAF/Westel World Youth Championships in Debrecen, Hungary from 12-15 July – the second edition of this manifestation open to athletes under 18 years of age.

The Moroccan delegation, which will be led by Technical Director Mahjoub Mouhcine, will include the National Coach Abdelaziz Saher, formerly the Moroccan champion in the 3000m Steeplechase and husband of 400 metre hurdles world vice/champion Nezha Bidouane.

Three boys and three girls will represent Morocco at the Championships, including Meriem Alaoui Selsouli, the schools world cross country champion from Marrakech 2000.

In the inaugural edition of the World Youth Championships, held in Bydgoszcz, Poland in 1999, Morocco took home one bronze medal, won by Anouar Acila in the 3000 metres.

The Moroccan team for Debrecen:

Girls Date of Birth Personal Best
Nawal Baibi           17.1.1984 800m ( 2:09.29 )
Amal Zaytouni 30.5.1984 800m  (2:08.5)/1500m(4:25.2)
Meriem Alaoui Selsouli  8.7.1984       3000m ( 9:43.7)
Boys    
Yassine Mandour 21.2 .1985 3000m ( 8:26.9)
Brahim Taleb 16.12.1985 2000 steeple ( 5:54.3)
Badr El Amine 21.1.1984 400m hurdles (52.9)
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