2024-07-26 16:39:28
Yassine Rahmouni, in the dressage events, and Noor Slaoui, in the Olympic Eventing events, won their tickets to the Olympic Games after the good performances they achieved in the various competitions.
After two initial qualifications for the Olympic Games in London in 2012, then in Tokyo in 2020, Yassine Rahmouni, who will carry the Moroccan flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games alongside golfer Inès Laklalech, will represent the Kingdom for the third time in the Olympic dressage events.
Noor Slaoui will be the first rider to represent the Kingdom and the Arab countries in the Olympic Eventing events.
In a statement to MAP, rider Yassine Rahmouni expressed his joy at representing the Kingdom again at the Olympic Games, noting that his qualification for these Games is the result of a lot of effort.
He expressed confidence in his ability to perform well at the Paris Olympics, saying he will spare no effort to achieve a positive result, even to reach the podium.
For her part, Noor Slaoui affirmed that she is ready to compete in the Olympic Games after having taken part in several competitions to arrive in Paris in good shape, saying she was honoured to be participating for the first time in this major global sporting event.
She added that the aim of her first participation in the Olympic Games is to gain more experience by rubbing shoulders with the greatest champions of this discipline, stressing that she aims to sign an honourable participation in this major global sporting event.
Through this new participation in the Olympic Games, Moroccan equestrian sports will have participated in all the Olympic equestrian disciplines, namely dressage, show jumping and eventing.
2024-07-26 16:39:28