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Moroccan runner Sofiane Bakkali won the first gold medal for his country and the fourth for the Arabs at the Olympics currently being held in Tokyo, after winning the 3,000 hurdles race on Monday.
The Moroccan runner cut the race with a time of 08:08:90, followed by the Ethiopian Girma with a time of 08:10:38 minutes, then Kenyan Kegen with a time of 08:11:45.
El-Baqali, 25, won his country’s first gold medal in Tokyo, and the first at the Olympics since 2004.
This medal is also the fourth for the Arabs at the Tokyo Olympics, after the gold of Qatari weightlifter Faris Ibrahim in weightlifting competitions, and the gold of his compatriot Issa Barshim in the high jump, and gold. of Tunisian Ahmed Hafnawi in swimming.
Source: RT
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