Morocco youths won all but one of the team titles at the 2018 International School Sport Federation World School Championship (WSC) Cross Country in Paris on Wednesday 4 April.
The event was organised by International School Sport Federation (ISF) and the French School Sport Federation (UNSS) to bring together young athletes from around the world, embracing the joy of moving, respect for cultures and promoting education through sports.
Cheered on by two-time Olympic gold medallist and current world record-holder in the 1500m, mile and outdoor 2000m events, Hicham El Guerrouj, the Moroccans posted impressive performances.
Morocco won the Selected Boys team title with 27 points on the back of the third, fourth and sixth finishes by Hicham Boulkail (16:13); Abdellah Latam (16:17); and Mustaph Akkaoui (16:19) respectively.
Algeria’s 18-year-old Cherrad Oussama took home the Selected Boys gold medal, executing a controlled front-racing to finish in 16:09 ahead of Samuel Tanner of New Zealand, who took the silver in 16:10.
His other teammates, Abed Saber and Mich Abdelkader crossed the finish line in 8th (16:29) and 12th (16:44) respectively, to claim the bronze medal for the Algerian Team.
Moroccan youth athletes at the 2018 International School Sport Federation World School Championship (WSC) Cross Country in Paris on Wednesday 4 April.
