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Morocco at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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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.
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Medalists
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Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:
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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
- Women
Boxing
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]
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Breaking
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]
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Canoeing
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Slalom
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]
Kayak cross
Sprint
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.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
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Cycling
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Road
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]
BMX
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
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Equestrian
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
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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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]
Football
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- Summary
Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Men's tournament
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
* Overage player.
- Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Attendance: 59,882[16]
Bronze medal match
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Golf
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.
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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.
Rowing
Moroccan rowers qualified one boats in the women's single sculls for the Games through the 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[19]
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
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]
Skateboarding
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.
Surfing
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]
Swimming
Morocco sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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.
Triathlon
Morocco entered one triathlete in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual Olympics qualification ranking.
- Individual
Volleyball
Beach
Morocco men's pair qualified for Paris after winning the 2024 CAVB Continental Cup Final in Martil.[23]
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
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