Moroccan champion Sofiane Bakkali said that he dedicates the gold medal, which he won today, Tuesday, in the American "Biogen 2022" World Championships, to King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan people, and his parents, stressing that he wants to remain a source of pride for Morocco.
In a press statement after the end of the coronation race, the Moroccan champion expressed his happiness for winning the gold in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:25:13, beating his runner-up in the Olympic Games, Ethiopian Lamesha Girma (8:26:01 d), and Kenyan Conseslus Kipruto. (8:27:92).