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2022 Meeting International Mohammed VI D'Athlétisme De Rabat
The 2022 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat was the 13th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Rabat, Morocco. Held on 5 June at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, it was the fourth leg of the 2022 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. The meeting was highlighted by national favorite Soufiane El Bakkali winning the 3000 metres steeplechase over Lamecha Girma in a world-leading 7:58.28, marking the first time two athletes ran under 8 minutes in the same race since 2012. The biggest cause for concern was 2021 Olympic champion Karsten Warholm pulling up injured, previewing his struggles in 2022 following a year that earned him World Athlete of the Year. Results Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for the Diamond League finals in Zürich. First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabat
Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. It is also the capital city of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region. Rabat is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg, opposite Salé, the city's main commuter town. Rabat was founded in the 12th century by Almohads. The city steadily grew but went into an extended period of decline following the collapse of the Almohads. In the 17th century Rabat became a haven for Barbary pirates. The French established a protectorate over Morocco in 1912 and made Rabat its administrative center. Morocco achieved independence in 1955 and Rabat became its capital. Rabat, Temara, and Salé form a conurbation of over 1.8 million people. Silt-related problems have diminished Rabat's role as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fausto Desalu
Eseosa Fostine "Fausto" Desalu (born 19 February 1994) is an Italian sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres winning a silver medal in that event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and a gold medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was the 200 metres gold medallist at the 2015 Military World Games. He holds a best of 20.13 seconds for the distance, set in 2018. Biography Of Nigerian descent, he acquired Italian citizenship in 2012, at 18 years old as he was born in Casalmaggiore, Italy, to Nigerian parents. Desalu originally focused on association football in his youth. However, he began to take up track and field around 2008, initially focusing on the sprint hurdles. His speed was better than his technique and he eventually focused on the 200 m instead. He gained full Italian citizenship in 2012. A member of Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle – the sports club of Italy's fiscal police force – he made his international debut at the 2012 World Junior Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Saruni
Michael Saruni (born June 18, 1995) is a Kenyan collegiate middle-distance runner. He was the former world record holder for the indoor 600 m with a time of 1:14.79, set in January 2018. Representing the University of Texas in El Paso, he also set the all-time collegiate record for 800 m in April 2018, with a time of 1:43.25. Michael Saruni graduated from Kabimoi High School in Baringo County - Eldama Ravine, Kenya. In 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 800 meters final, Saruni won in 1:47, but was disqualified after bumping Piazza who cut into lane 1 in front of Saruni. In 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 final, champion Emmanuel Korir tripped Saruni at 600 meters. Saruni was controversially excluded from the Kenyan 2017 World Championships team by Athletics Kenya due to a misunderstanding of IAAF policies. In 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 800 meters final, Saruni won in 1:45.15. Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Korir
Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir (born 15 June 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and 2022 World champion in the 800 metres. Korir won the silver medal in the event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics. As of November 2022 he was ranked as the sixth fastest athlete of all time over the 800 m, with a personal best of 1:42.05. Korir is a three-time Diamond League champion at the event. Career In 2013, athletics coach Brother Colm O’Connell, who was also based in Iten in Kenya, convinced Emmanuel Korir to switch from shorter sprints to the 400 metres. After 1:46.94 run in the finals of the 2016 Kenyan Championships, he was offered a scholarship at the University of Texas in El Paso, Texas in the USA. While at UTEP Miners, he was coached by the Olympic 800 m champion Paul Ereng. In January 2017, Korir set a indoor world record for the 600 metres. The same year, he left the UTEP for a professional running contract with Nike, Inc. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mostafa Smaili
Mostafa Smaili (born 9 January 1997) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 800 metres event. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *400 metres - 47'70 (Fes 2016) *800 metres – 1:44.90 (Zagreb 2018) *1500 metres – 3:38.60 (Belfort 2017) *3000 metres – 8:36.35 (Fès 2013) Indoor *800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ... – 1:45.96 (Gent 2018) References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smaili, Mostafa 1997 births Living people Moroccan male middle-distance runners Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelati El Guesse
Abdelati El Guesse (born 27 February 1993) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. In addition, he won the silver medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade. At the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ..., he competed in the men's 800 metres event. His personal best in the event is 1:44.84, set in Tokyo in 2021. Competition record References External links * * * * 1993 births Living people Moroccan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco Universiade medalists in athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amel Tuka
Amel Tuka (born 9 January 1991) is a Bosnian middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres. His achievements include a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships as well as a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships. Tuka holds national records in the 400 m and 800 m disciplines. His personal best is 1:42.51 in the 800 metres. On 17 July 2015, with a time of 1:42.51, Tuka positioned himself as the world leader in the men's 800 metres for the year 2015. He subsequently earned his country's first medal in a major athletics championship with his third-place finish in the men's 800 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. He earned his second medal at the World Championships in 2019, finishing second in the men's 800 metres. Athletics career Tuka was recruited by Atletski klub Zenica to train full-time in track and field after winning a low-profile 400m race in Zenica. He soon became one of the most competitive middle-distance runner in the country, havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collins Kipruto
Collins Kipruto (born 12 April 1994) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. He was the overall winner of the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Tour in the 800 m. Biography Collins is from Nyahururu, Kenya where he is a Kenya Wildlife Service officer in addition to his athletics career. At the 2019 Penn Relays, Kipruto anchored the winning Kenyan sprint medley relay team with a 1:47.16 split. This performance led to him qualifying for the 2019 IAAF World Relays, where he competed in 2019 IAAF World Relays – Mixed 2 × 2 × 400 metres relay, the new mixed 2 × 2 × 400 m relay with women's teammate Eglay Nafuna Nalyanya. The team finished 4th across the line, but was later disqualified due to Nalyanya accidentally stepping inside the track. Kipruto was a regular on the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Tour series, which concluded in February 2020. By virtue of winning the 800 m at the Copernicus Cup, Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, and the Villa de Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Tual
Gabriel Tual (born 9 April 1998) is a French middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. His personal best time is 1:44.28, which he ran in Tokyo Japan on 1 August 2021, which qualified him to compete in the 800 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he made it to the finals. Personal bests Outdoor * 800 metres – 1:44.23 (Paris 2022) *1500 metres – 3:52.12 (Lormont 2019) Indoor * 800 metres – 1:47.54 (Miramas 2021) *1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ... – 3:56.23 (Bordeaux 2018) References 1998 births Living people French male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France {{France-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Wanyonyi
Emmanuel Wanyonyi (born 1 August 2004) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. At the age of 18, he placed fourth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Wanyonyi won the gold medal at the 2021 World Under-20 Championships, setting a championship record in the process. Achievements Circuit wins * Diamond League ** 2022 (800 m): Rabat Diamond League ** 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ... (800 m): Rabat Diamond League, Paris Diamond League, Xiamen Diamond League References External links * 2004 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners World Athletics U20 Championships winners World Athletics Championships medalists Diamond League winners {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehdi Takordmioui
Mehdi Takordmioui ( ar, تقرضميون المهدي; born 3 August 1995) is a Moroccan sprinter. He is a two-time national champion, and he won the gold medal in the 200 m at the 2019 Arab Athletics Championships. Biography Takordmioui's first international competition was in 2019, representing Morocco at the 2019 Arab Athletics Championships in Cairo, Egypt. He earned two medals at the championships -- a bronze in the 100 m behind and Andrew Fisher, and a gold in the 200 m. Takordmioui made his Diamond League debut at the 2019 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, finishing 8th in the 200 m with a time of 21.13. Takordmioui won his first national titles at the 2019 Moroccan Athletics Championships, in both the 100 m and 200 m. His time of 10.34 seconds in the 100 m served as a personal best. Takordmioui competed in Athletics at the 2019 African Games, in both the 100 m and 200 m. In the 100 m, he advanced into the semifinals but was then disqualifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Reais
William Reais (born 4 May 1999) is a Swiss sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres. He competed in the 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He also holds the Swiss national indoor record for the same event. Achievements Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 10.35 (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2020) *200 metres – 20.24 (Basel 2020) *400 metres – 46.39 (Bellinzona 2020) Indoor * 60 metres – 6.66 (Magglingen 2021) *200 metres – 20.97 (Magglingen 2021) NR International competitions Circuit wins and titles * IAAF World Challenge Meeting ** 2023: Ostrava Golden Spike (4 x 100 m relay) National titles * Swiss Athletics Championships ** 100 metres: 2023 ** 200 metres: 2020, 2022, 2023 * Swiss Indoor Athletics Championships ** 200 metres: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 * Swiss U23 Championships ** 100 metres: 2021 ** 400 metres: 2020 * Swiss U20 Championships ** 200 metres: 2017, 2018 * Swiss U20 Indoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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