Sport in Morocco

Sport in Morocco

Sport in Morocco refers to the sports played in the Kingdom of Morocco. As of 2007, Moroccan society participated in many sports, including handball, football, golf, tennis, basketball, and athletics. Hicham El Guerrouj, a retired middle distance runner for Morocco, won 2 gold medals for Morocco at the Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

History of sport in Morocco

Hicham El Guerrouj

Hicham El Guerrouj is the current 1500m, 1 Mile and 2,000m world record holder, with times of 3:26.00 in the 1500m, 3:43.1 in the mile and 4:44.79 in the 2,000m.

Football

* Morocco national football team
* Morocco national under-23 football team
* Morocco national under-20 football team
* Morocco women's national football team
* GNF 1
* GNF 2
* GNFA 1
* GNFA 2

tadiums

* Stade d'Agadir (Under construction)
* Stade Cheikh Laaghdef
* Stade Complexe Sportif
* Stade d'Honneur
* Stade Larbi Zaouli
* Stade Mohammed V
* Stade Moulay Abdellah
* Stade de Tanger (Under construction)
* Stade de Marrakech (Under construction)
* Complexe OCP
* Saniat Rmel
* Stade Al Inbiaâte
* Stade El Abdi
* Stade El Harti
* Stade El Massira
* Stade Marche Verte
* Stade Municipal (Kenitra)
* Stade Sidi Bernoussi
* Stade d'Honneur (Meknes)
* Stade de Marchan
* Stade du 20 Août
* Complexe Al Amal de Casablanca

Cricket

* Morocco national cricket teamMorocco hosted the 2002 Morocco Cup which was well attended. Sri Lanka beat South Africa in the final.

Morocco boasts an ICC approved ground capable of hosting full internationals, the National Cricket Stadium in Tangier. It has so far hosted one One Day International triangular tournament, the Morocco Cup in 2002, where Sri Lanka won ahead of South Africa and Pakistan.

Handball

* Morocco national handball team

Basketball

* Morocco national basketball team

Rugby

* Morocco national rugby union team


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