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”It is not an easy thing and even less by pure chance that Morocco manages to engrave its name in the annals of world sports competitions,” he noted in a statement to MAP, before emphasizing that ”the secret of this feat lies in the existence of a judicious policy, under the enlightened leadership of HM King Mohammed VI”.
He adds that Morocco has succeeded in making sport, all disciplines combined, a lever for development and prosperity, which arouses admiration in Latin America, especially since the Kingdom has established itself today as the one of the great sporting nations on an international scale.
”We always remember the historic feat achieved by the Atlas Lions at the Qatar World Cup and today the saga continues with the Atlas Lionesses at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and in New Zealand. It is therefore clear that the performance achieved by Moroccan athletes during this edition of the Francophonie games reflects the great growth of sport in Morocco on all levels,” he concludes.
Morocco won a total of 58 medals during this 9th edition of the Francophonie Games organized by the Democratic Republic of Congo, thus finishing, for the first time in its history, at the top of the ranking at the end of this meeting. sporting and cultural.
By discipline, Morocco won 42 medals in athletics, 8 in judo, 5 in road cycling, 2 in wrestling and another in ball juggling.
It should also be noted that Moroccan athletes won 34 out of Morocco’s 58 medals, including 18 gold, which confirms the predominant place that women now occupy in the sporting field in the country.
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