The gold medal in the 3,000 m steeplechase won at the Tokyo Olympics is a starting point for better performances, said Moroccan Olympic champion Sofiane El Bakkali.
"My career and my performances will not stop there. I aspire to win other titles, in particular at the next international competitions and at the Paris Olympics in 2024", he told the press upon his arrival on Sunday at the Rabat-Salé airport.
The colossal efforts made over the years were not in vain and were crowned with an honorable fourth place at the Rio Olympics in 2016, a silver medal at the London-2017 world championships in athletics and a bronze one at the Doha-2019 world athletics championships, he explained.
Everyone was hoping for a gold medal, said the Moroccan Olympic champion (aged 25), affirming to share his joy with all the Moroccan people, who supported and encouraged him in Tokyo, in addition to his trainer Karim Telemsani and the Moroccan Royal Athletics Federation (FRMA).
The FRMA organized, on this occasion, a reception at its headquarters, in honor of the Moroccan Olympic champion, marked by the presence of its president Abdeslam Ahizoune, some Moroccan athletes who took part in the Tokyo Olympics and members of the national technical directorate.
