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China's capital will have an appointment this summer with the history.

Greatest athletes come from the four corners of the world with a single ambition: conquer titles to be part of the history of international sport.

Once again, national athletics confirms its status of national sport locomotive. Contacted by ALM, Mustapha Aouchar, technical director at the Royal Moroccan Athletics Federation (FRMA), said that "national athletics will be represented in the next games by twenty-eight athletes who will take part: in several events."

"These include, Hasna Benhassi (800 m), Amine Laâlou (800), Baba Youssef (1500m), Benrabeh Yahia (triple jump) and Alaoui Selsouli Meryem (5000m).

These athletes have made throughout the year required minimum to go to the Olympics. And add: "our athletes are currently in full concentration." "They move between the national Institute of Athletics in Rabat and the city of Ifrane to complete their final preparation. The departure to Beijing is scheduled for August 5. If the Moroccans are many, as in the usual, on the track and field, there is no less that Moroccan boxing comes to deliver a beautiful first.

Ten national pugilists will certainly have their word to say in China. In the last Championship which took place in the Namibian capital in March, nine have punched their ticket to Beijing, include among others, Abdellah Nhila (-48 kgs), Redouane Bouchentouf (-48 kgs) and Hicham Mesbahi (-54 kgs).

One Said Rachidi must its qualification in the last World Championships held in November last in Chicago.

This is not all, shareholder Issam Rami fencer of the Parisian club Racing Club for his part assured his second participation at the Olympic Games.

The Moroccan Taekwondo will be, in turn to the appointment, through its compelling Abdelkader Zrouri, Mouna Benabderrasoul, and Ghizlaine Toudali.

Moroccan Judo also lifted some tickets be present at this major global sports event. For example and depending on the results of the Championship of Africa of Judo which is held in Agadir, Morocco four will go to Beijing.

It is of Safwan Ahmed Attaf (-81 kg), Younis Ahmadi (-60 kg), Rachid Rguig (-66 kg) and Mohamed El Assri (-90 kg). Attaf and Ahmadi are champions of Africa in their class, the Rguig and El Assri, they won their category bronze medal.

An observation: only individual disciplines mark their presence in Beijing.

The football, collective discipline, did not respond to the expectations of the public. The Cubs of the Atlas have failed during the playoffs to collect qualifying points.

* Number of Moroccan participants by sports:

Athletics: 28 participants

Boxing: 10 participants

Fencing: 1 participants

Taekwondo: 3 participants

Judo: 4 participants