Morocco at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Morocco competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except Moscow 1980, as part of the United States-led boycott.

Morocco at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMAR
NOCMoroccan Olympic Committee
Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية
Websitewww.cnom.org.ma
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors60 in 19 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Yessin Rahmouni & Ines Laklalech
Flag bearer (closing)Bilal Mallakh & Oumaima El-Bouchti
Medals
Ranked 60th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Soufiane El Bakkali Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase 7 August
  Bronze Morocco national under-23 football team
Football Men's tournament 8 August

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8 5 13
Boxing 0 3 3
Breaking 1 1 2
Canoeing 2 0 2
Cycling 2 0 2
Equestrian 1 1 2
Fencing 1 1 2
Football 18 0 18
Golf 0 1 1
Judo 2 1 3
Rowing 0 1 1
Shooting 1 0 1
Skateboarding 0 1 1
Surfing 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 0 2 2
Triathlon 1 0 1
Volleyball 2 0 2
Wrestling 1 0 1
Total 42 18 60

Athletics

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Moroccan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Abdelati El Guesse 800 m 1:46.91 5 R DNS Did not advance
Anass Essayi 1500 m 3:36.44 4 Q Bye 3:32.49 7 Did not advance
Mohamed Tindouft 3000 m steeplechase 8:10.62 1 Q 8:14.82 12
Soufiane El Bakkali 8:17.90 1 Q 8:06.05  
Faid El Mostafa 8:39.48 12 Did not advance
 Othmane El Goumri Marathon 2:10:06 18
 Zouhair Talbi 2:11:51 35
 Mouhcine Outalha DNF
Women
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Noura Ennadi 400 m hurdles 55.26 2 Q Bye 55.50 8 Did not advance
Assia Raziki 800 m DSQ Did not advance
Kaoutar Farkoussi Marathon 2:31:34 39
Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi 2:26:30 11
Rahma Tahiri DNF

Boxing

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Morocco entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament. Yasmine Moutaqui (women's flyweight) and Widad Bertal (women's bantamweight) secured a spot in their respective division by advancing to the final match, while Khadija El-Mardi qualified for the games in the women's middleweight division through the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[2]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yasmine Moutaqui Women's 50 kg   Villegas (PHI)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Widad Bertal Women's 54 kg   Jitpong (THA)
W 3–2
  Pang (PRK)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Khadija El-Mardi Women's 75 kg   Reid (GBR)
W 3–2
  Parker (AUS)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Breaking

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Morocco entered two breakdancers to compete in their respective gender-based dual battles for Paris 2024. Bilal Mallakh (Billy) and Fatima El-Mamouny (Elmamouny) secured the spots on the Moroccan squad with a gold-medal victory each in the B-boys and B-girls final battle at the 2023 WDSF African Breaking Championships in Rabat.[3]

Athlete Nickname Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Points Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Bilal Mallakh Billy B-Boys 4 15 Did not advance
Fatima El-Mamouny Elmamouny B-Girls 2 15 Did not advance

Canoeing

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Slalom

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Morocco entered a single boat into the slalom competition for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain.[4]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mathis Soudi Men's K-1 89.90 14 89.45 9 89.45 16 Q 104.11 16 Did not advance

Kayak cross

Athlete Event Time trial Round 1 Repechage Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Position Position Rank
Mathis Soudi Men's KX-1 70.53 17 3 R 3 Did not advance 33

Sprint

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Moroccan male canoeists qualified one boat for the Games through the highest-ranked eligible nation's result in the K-1 1000 metres event at the 2023 Canoe Sprint African Championships in Abuja, Nigeria.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
 Achraf El Aydi Men's K-1 1000 m 3:50.36 5 q 4:02.27 6 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

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Road

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Morocco entered one male rider to compete in the men's road race events at the Olympics. Morocco secured this quota through the UCI Nation Ranking.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Achraf Ed Doghmy Men's road race DNF DNF

Morocco entered one male rider to compete in the men's race events at the Olympics through the 2023 African Championships in Harare, Zimbabwe.[6]

Race
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Dean Reeves Men's race 20 22 Did not advance

Equestrian

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Morocco entered two riders, each in the dressage and eventing events, through the establishment of the final Olympic ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).[7]

Dressage

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Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Yessin Rahmouni All At Once Individual 68.696 42 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Eventing

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Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Noor Slaoui Cash in Hand Individual 36.4 48 24.0 60.4 43 20.8 81.2 45 Did not advance

Fencing

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Morocco entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Houssam El Kord secured a quota place in the men's épée events, after being nominated as one of the two highest-ranked individuals eligible for the African zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024; meanwhile, Youssra Zekrani qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the women's individual foil events, at the 2024 African Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Algiers, Algeria.[8]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Houssam El Kord Men's épée Bye   Kurbanov (KAZ)
L 13-15
Did not advance
Youssra Zekrani Women's foil   Jelińska (POL)
L 3-15
Did not advance

Football

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Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Morocco men's Men's tournament   Argentina
W 2–1
  Ukraine
L 1–2
  Iraq
W 3–0
1 Q   United States
W 4–0
  Spain
L 1–2
  Egypt
W 6–0
 

Men's tournament

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Morocco men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat, marking the country's return to the sport after twelve years.[9]

Team roster

Morocco announced their initial 22-men squad on 4 July 2024.[10] Ayman El Wafi withdrew on 9 July 2024 after his club refused to release him, and was replaced by Bilal El Ouadghiri.[11]

Head coach: Tarik Sektioui

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Munir Mohamedi* (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 (aged 35) 0 0   Al-Wehda
2 2DF Achraf Hakimi* (captain) (1998-11-04)4 November 1998 (aged 25) 2 0   Paris Saint-Germain
3 2DF Akram Nakach (2002-04-07)7 April 2002 (aged 22) 1 0   Union de Touarga
4 2DF Mehdi Boukamir (2004-01-26)26 January 2004 (aged 20) 8 0   Charleroi
5 2DF Adil Tahif (2001-02-24)24 February 2001 (aged 23) 5 0   RS Berkane
6 3MF Benjamin Bouchouari (2001-11-13)13 November 2001 (aged 22) 10 0   Saint-Étienne
7 4FW Eliesse Ben Seghir (2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 19) 0 0   Monaco
8 3MF Bilal El Khannous (2004-05-10)10 May 2004 (aged 20) 2 0   Genk
9 4FW Soufiane Rahimi* (1996-06-02)2 June 1996 (aged 28) 5 5   Al-Ain
10 4FW Ilias Akhomach (2004-04-16)16 April 2004 (aged 20) 1 0   Villarreal
11 2DF Zakaria El Ouahdi (2001-12-31)31 December 2001 (aged 22) 13 3   Genk
12 1GK Rachid Ghanimi (2001-04-25)25 April 2001 (aged 23) 1 0   FUS Rabat
13 3MF Yassine Kechta (2002-02-25)25 February 2002 (aged 22) 7 1   Le Havre
14 3MF Oussama Targhalline (2002-05-20)20 May 2002 (aged 22) 10 1   Le Havre
15 4FW El Mehdi Maouhoub (2003-06-05)5 June 2003 (aged 21) 2 1   Raja Casablanca
16 4FW Abde Ezzalzouli (2001-12-25)25 December 2001 (aged 22) 5 3   Real Betis
17 3MF Oussama El Azzouzi (2001-05-29)29 May 2001 (aged 23) 7 0   Bologna
18 3MF Amir Richardson (2002-01-24)24 January 2002 (aged 22) 8 1   Reims
19 2DF Haytam Manaout (2001-04-18)18 April 2001 (aged 23) 3 0   Union de Touarga

* Overage player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Morocco 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
2   Argentina 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6[a]
3   Ukraine 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4   Iraq 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Argentina 1–2 Morocco.
Argentina  1–2  Morocco
  • Simeone   68'
Report

Ukraine  2–1  Morocco
Report Rahimi   64' (pen.)

Morocco  3–0  Iraq
Report
Attendance: 19,300[14]
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

Quarterfinal

Morocco  4–0  United States
Report
Attendance: 42,868[15]
Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)

Semifinal

Morocco  1–2  Spain
Rahimi   37' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 59,882[16]
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)   17'
Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)   17'[17][16]

Bronze medal match

Egypt  0–6  Morocco
Report

Golf

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Morocco entered one female golfer into the Olympic tournament. Ines Laklalech qualified directly for the games in the women's individual competitions, based on her world ranking positions, on the IGF World Rankings.

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Ines Laklalech Women's 78 75 77 73 303 +15 52

Judo

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Morocco qualified three judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Abderrahmane Boushita (men's half-lightweight, 66 kg) and Soumiya Iraoui (women's half-lightweight, 52 kg) got qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List and continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Abderrahmane Boushita Men's –66 kg   Shmailov (ISR)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Achraf Moutii Men's –81 kg Bye   Lee (KOR)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Soumiya Iraoui Women's –52 kg   Asvesta (CYP)
L 00–01
Did not advance

Rowing

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Moroccan rowers qualified one boats in the women's single sculls for the Games through the 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[19]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Majdouline El Allaoui Women's single sculls 8:30.47 6 R 8:42.07 5 SE/F 8:49.70 4 FF 8:20.81 31

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

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Moroccan shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 African Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[20]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
 Driss Haffari Men's trap 122 10 Did not advance

Skateboarding

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Morocco entered one skateboarder into the Olympic tournament. Aya Asaqas qualified to compete in the women's park event after being ranked in the top 20 within the Olympic World Skateboarding ranking.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Aya Asaqas Women's park 13.68 22 Did not advance

Surfing

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Moroccan surfers confirmed one shortboard quota place for Tahiti 2024. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Ramzi Boukhiam, qualified for the games, by virtue of the results of top six individual men's surfer, not yet qualified, at the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.[21]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ramzi Boukhiam Men's shortboard 9.76 2 R2   Pérez (ESA)
0W 14.60–12.60
  João Chianca (BRA)
0L 17.80–18.10
Did not advance

Swimming

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Morocco sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ilias El Fallaki Men's 400 m freestyle 4:01.59 33 Did not advance
Imane El Barodi Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:14.57 34 Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Morocco qualified two athletes to compete at the games. Fatima-Ezzahra Aboufaras qualified for Paris 2024 following the triumph of her victory in the semifinal round, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[22] Later on, Oumaima El-Bouchti join the Moroccan squads after receiving the re-allocations of unused Oceanian Olympic quotas.

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Oumaima El-Bouchti Women's –49 kg   da Costa da Silva (TLS)
W 2-1, 4-1
  Wongpattanakit (THA)
L 1-8, 1-10
  Abutaleb (KSA)
L 0-2, 0-7
Did not advance
Fatima-Ezzahra Aboufaras Women's +67 kg   Abo-Alrub (JOR)
L 3-0, 6-1, 3-3
Did not advance

Triathlon

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Morocco entered one triathlete in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual Olympics qualification ranking.

Individual
Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total
 Jawad Abdelmoula Men's 22:29 0:52 Lapped

Volleyball

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Beach

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Morocco men's pair qualified for Paris after winning the 2024 CAVB Continental Cup Final in Martil.[23]

Athletes Event Preliminary round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mohamed Abicha
Zouheir El Graoui
Men's   George /
André (BRA)
L (18-21, 10-21)
  Partain /
Benesh (USA)
L (12-21, 26-28)
  Díaz /
Alayo (CUB)
L (14-21, 11-21)
4 Did not advance 19

Wrestling

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Morocco qualified one wrestler for Paris 2024. Oussama Assad qualified for the games following the triumph of advancing to the final round at 2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria, Egypt.[24]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Oussama Assad Men's −130 kg   Knystautas (LTU)
9–0
Did not advance

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