Ali Ezzine (Morocco) (© Getty Images)
The biggest surprise of the Rabat International Meeting, which took place on Saturday, 14 June, in the magnificent Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat, came from Abdelkader Hachlaf in the 3000 metres Steeplechase.
Hachlaf, who was a finalist in Edmonton in 2001 and took the bronze medal at the World Indoors in Birmingham in March, outclassed his opponents Abel Cheruiyot (KEN), and 2001 World silver medallist in the 3000 metres Steeplechase, Ali Ezzine (MAR).
In just his third race at this discipline, Hachlaf completed the course in 8:16.51, ahead of Cheruiyot (8:18.43) and Ezzine (8:19.58).
Kenya's Timothy Kiptanui was a convincing winner of the men's 1500 metres race in 3:34.68, ahead of the past Champion of Africa, Moroccan Youssef Baba.
Two Moroccan National Records fell during the meeting: the women's 3000 metres Steeplechase, won by Chaabi Bouchra in 9:54.43, bettering the previous record of 9:56.84 she had set in Rabat two weeks earlier.
In the women's Hammer Throw, Hayat El Ghazi hurled her implement 60.43 metres to smash her previous record of 59.84 metres.
The meeting was broadcast on Moroccan state television channel one.
Mohammed Benchrif for the IAAF
Meeting International Rabat (MAR) - 14 June 2003
Leading Results– Moroccan unless stated
Men
Pole Vault
1 Kerbib Mohamed 4m70
Long Jump
1 Moudrik Younes 7m90 +0,30
2 Benrabah Yahya 7m86 +0,10
3 Bengtaib Tareq 7m59 -0,50
400 Metres
1 Milazar Eric (MRI) 45.89
2 Louahla Malik (ALG) 46.24
3 El Ghazaoui Abdellatif 46.48
4 Khoudri Abdelkarim 46.83
Shot Put
1 Dodoni Marco (ITA) 18m39
2 Capponi Paolo (ITA) 18m34
3000 Metres
1 Amyne Mohamed 7:45.41
2 Maaroufit Mourad 7:45.94
3 Goumri Abderrahim 7:46.72
4 Zahraoui Abdelhalim 7:48.78
5 Soud Alouteibi (KSA) 7:50.76
6 Elwardi Med Said 7:53.81
7 Mandour Yassine 7:58.03
100 Metres Juniors
1 Rakib Othmane 10.76
2 Oubihi Youssef 11.16
3 Raziq Mohamed 11.32
800 Metres
1 Chehibi Mohcine 1:46.84
2 Laalou Amine 1:47.36
3 Hecini Adem (ALG) 1:47.85
4 Koncella Gregory (KEN) 1:47.90
5 Benbouchaib Yacine 1:48.05
6 Madi Nabil (ALG) 1:48.16
7 Tibari Aissam (MAR) 1:48.32
8 Hatun Gimana (BUR) 1:48.44
9 Koech Justus (KEN) 1:48.85
10 Marwa Francis (KEN) 1 :48.89
3000 metres Steeplechase
1 Hachlaf Abdelkadee 8:16.51
2 Abel Cheruiyout (KEN) 8:18.43
3 Ezzine Ali 8:19.58
4 Guermoud Hicham 8:24.12
5 Oulbouchiba Merzak (ALG) 8 :26.49
1500 Metres
1 Kiptanui Timothy (KEN) 3:34.68
2 Baba Youssef 3:35.66
3 Selmouni Anis 3:37.32
4 M’ghari Abdallah 3:40.43
5 Tom Mayo (GBR) 3:40.96
10,000 Metres
1 Kemei Cheruiyot Philmon (KEN) 27:58.92
2 Elamri Khalid 28:07.92
3 Berrioui Said 28:28.54
4 Tom Sammy (KEN) 28:32.37
5 Sigei Kipngetich Robert (KEN) 28:39.20
6 Hank Said (ALG) 28:46.75
7 Redouane Hakim 28:50.29
Women
400 Metres Hurdles
1 Mounia Makdach 58.53
2 Bouati Najia 1:00.59
Hammer Throw
1 Claretti Clarissa (ITA) 66m05
2 El Ghazi Hayat 60m43 NR
1500 Metres
1 Elkamch Zhor 4:12.7
2 Elmehdi Saida 4:13.3
3 Hilali Siham 4:15.1
800 Metres
1 Ait Hammou Amina 2:00.03
2 Ait Hammou Saltana 2:01.35
3 Repanu Alina (ROM) 2:03.15
4 Salvari Claudia (ITA) 2:04.31
3000 Metres Steeplechase
1 Chaabi Bouchra 9:54.43 NR
2 Michalska Marze (POL) 10:09.72
3 Limika Irene (KEN) 10:10.00
