Sports in Morocco - Athletics to Soccer!

Road to 2016 Olympic Games in London!

Pan Arab Games

Did you between August 8th and 16 August 1985 in Rabat, the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco hosted the Pan Arab Games VI. More than 3,400 athletes from 17 nations competed in North Africa. The local team took first place in the unofficial team championship.

Sports

Do you have the most popular sports are soccer, tennis, athletics, boxing, basketball and handball.

Summer Olympics - 1976 and 1980
Did you know the mid-1970s, a team of New Zealand Rugby South Africa, an international pariah 1960-1990 attended. For this reason, the Kingdom of Morocco has criticized the participation at the Olympics in Montreal with a team of New Zealand. In July 1976, the Kingdom of the games in Canada has boycotted. In 1980, in countries such as Egypt, Sudan and Somalia - also refused to participate in the Summer Games in Moscow. The boycott was a protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, an Arab country.

Football

Hast du Football Team Men of Morocco won the African Nations Cup of 1976th Six years ago he took part in the tournament world, but the results were anything but glorious: The Men's Soccer Team place went to 14 in the FIFA World Cup in the United States of Mexico. In June 1986, however, the country was ranked 11th in the universal case against Italy, Uruguay and Scotland. This year, representing Morocco Africa. On the other hand, in the early 70s, the North African team finished in the men's event of the 13th Olympic Games from the Federal Republic of Germany, Brazil and the United States to seventh place.

Olympic Champs

Do you have in the international Olympic games, Morocco has had a major field Olympic Said Aouita (5000 Olympic champion in 1984), Brahim Boutaïba (Olympic champion in the 10,000 in 1988), Khalid Skah (gold medal Olympic 10,000 in 1992), Hicham El Guerrouj (2004 and 1500 Olympic champion 5000) and Nawal El Moutawakii (400m hurdles Olympic champion in 1984). For games of 1984 in California, Nawal made history when it the first Arab woman to win an Olympic gold medal. After his performance Nawal is an idol in North Africa. Currently she is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Volleyball

Did you know, men's volleyball World Junior tournament was held in Morocco in 2007.

African Games

Did you know The Arab nation does not participate in the 2007 All Africa Games in Algeria.