Morocco at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:MAR
Nocname:Moroccan Olympic Committee
Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية|links=no
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:60
Sports:19
Flagbearer Open:Yessin Rahmouni & Ines Laklalech
Flagbearer Close:Bilal Mallakh & Oumaima El-Bouchti
Rank:60
Gold:1
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto

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.

Medalists

MedalName SportEvent Date
Soufiane El BakkaliAthleticsMen's 3000 m steeplechase
Morocco national under-23 football team

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics8 5 13
Boxing0 3 3
Breaking1 1 2
Canoeing2 0 2
Cycling2 0 2
Equestrian1 1 2
Fencing1 1 2
Football18 0 18
0 1 1
Judo2 1 3
Rowing0 1 1
Shooting1 0 1
Skateboarding0 1 1
Surfing1 0 1
Swimming1 1 2
Taekwondo0 2 2
Triathlon1 0 1
2 0 2
Wrestling1 0 1
Total 42 18 60

Athletics

See main article: article, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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]

Track and road events
  • Men
  • AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Abdelati El Guesse800 m1:46.915 RDid not advance
    Anass Essayi1500 m3:36.444 Q3:32.497Did not advance
    Mohamed Tindouftalign=left rowspan="3" 3000 m steeplechase8:10.621 Q8:14.8212
    Soufiane El Bakkali8:17.901 Q8:06.05
    Faid El Mostafa8:39.4812Did not advance
     Othmane El Goumrialign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:10:0618
     Zouhair Talbi2:11:5135
     Mouhcine Outalha
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Noura Ennadi400 m hurdles55.26 2 Q55.508Did not advance
    Assia Raziki800 mDid not advance
    Kaoutar Farkoussialign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:31:3439
    Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi2:26:3011
    Rahma Tahiri

    Boxing

    See main article: article, Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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]

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Yasmine MoutaquiWomen's 50 kg
    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Widad BertalWomen's 54 kg
    W 3–2

    L 0–4
    Did not advance
    Khadija El-MardiWomen's 75 kg
    W 3–2

    L 1–4
    Did not advance

    Breaking

    See main article: article, Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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]

    AthleteNicknameEventQualification Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    PointsRankOpposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Bilal MallakhBillyB-Boys415Did not advance
    ElmamounyB-Girls215Did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

    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)

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

    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

    Equestrian

    See main article: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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]

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Houssam El KordMen's épée
    L 13-15
    Did not advance
    Youssra ZekraniWomen's foil
    L 3-15
    Did not advance

    Football

    See main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

    Summary

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. 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
    Group play--------

    Quarterfinal

    Semifinal

    Bronze medal match

    Golf

    See main article: Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Abderrahmane BoushitaMen's –66 kg
    L 00–01
    Did not advance
    Achraf MoutiiMen's –81 kg
    L 00–01
    Did not advance
    Soumiya IraouiWomen's –52 kg
    L 00–01
    Did not advance

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Moroccan rowers qualified one boats in the women's single sculls for the Games through the 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[10]

    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

    See main article: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[11]

    Skateboarding

    See main article: Skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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

    See main article: Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[12]

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Morocco sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Ilias El FallakiMen's 400 m freestyle4:01.5933Did not advance
    Imane El BarodiWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:14.5734Did not advance

    Taekwondo

    See main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[13] Later on, Oumaima El-Bouchti join the Moroccan squads after receiving the re-allocations of unused Oceanian Olympic quotas.

    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Oumaima El-BouchtiWomen's –49 kg
    W 2-1, 4-1

    L 1-8, 1-10

    L 0-2, 0-7
    Did not advance
    Fatima-Ezzahra AboufarasWomen's +67 kg
    L 3-0, 6-1, 3-3
    Did not advance

    Triathlon

    See main article: Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Morocco entered one triathlete in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual Olympics qualification ranking.

    Individual

    Volleyball

    See main article: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

    Beach

    See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. Morocco men's pair qualified for Paris after winning the 2024 CAVB Continental Cup Final in Martil.[14]

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[15]

    Greco-Roman

    Notes and References

    1. News: Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards. International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. 27 December 2022.
    2. News: Nigeria's Joshua Omole: From dodging hunger pains to securing Paris 2024 Olympic quota at the Africa Boxing Qualifier. 16 September 2023. International Olympic Committee. 16 September 2023.
    3. News: 2023 WDSF Africa Breaking Championship: Moroccan duo Elmamouny and Billy become first athletes to qualify in Olympic breaking. 13 May 2023. International Olympic Committee. 14 May 2023.
    4. News: Jessica Fox and Joseph Clarke avenge for missed opportunities by taking K1 golds at 2023 Worlds, as K1 Olympic quotas are given out. 23 September 2023. International Olympic Committee. 24 September 2023.
    5. News: Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations. 18 October 2023. International Olympic Committee. 20 October 2023.
    6. Web site: Athletes' quotas for BMX Racing men's event. 11 June 2024. www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 19 June 2024.
    7. News: FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024. International Federation for Equestrian Sports. 3 January 2024.
    8. News: African Olympic Qualifier Finishes in Algiers. International Fencing Federation. 1 May 2024. 7 May 2024.
    9. News: Egypt, Morocco football teams qualify for 2024 Olympic Games after making U-23 AFCON final. The New Arab. 5 July 2023. 8 July 2023.
    10. News: African rowers secure their spots for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 26 October 2023. World Rowing. 20 November 2023.
    11. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 1 January 2018. issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 18 September 2022.
    12. Web site: World Surfing Games 2024: All results, heat scores, and medals - complete list. Olympics. 4 March 2024. 4 March 2024.
    13. Web site: Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers. Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. 13 February 2024.
    14. News: Last Olympic beach volleyball spots filled at continental qualifiers. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 24 June 2024. 27 June 2024.
    15. News: Algeria wins 5 Paris quotas at African & Oceania qualifiers; Elsayed falls. United World Wrestling. 22 March 2024. 24 March 2024.