The Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat is an annual

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competition at the

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Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ) is the Capital (political), capital city of Morocco and the List of cities in Morocco, country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. ...

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as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2008, and in 2014 and 2024 it was instead held in

Stade de Marrakech Marrakesh Stadium (, Berber: Annar n Mrraksh), is a multi-use stadium in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was designed by Gregotti Associati International. Completed in January 2012, it is used mostly for football matches with the capability of hosting O ...

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. Its name honours

Mohammed VI of Morocco Mohammed VI (; born 21 August 1963) is King of Morocco. A member of the Alawi dynasty, he acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999, upon the death of his father, King Hassan II. Upon ascending to the throne, Mohammed initially introduced severa ...

, the present king of Morocco. In 2016 the meeting replaces

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in New York for the 2016

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season.

Editions

Meeting records

Men

Women

References

External links

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Diamond League – Rabat/Marrakech Official Web Site
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