The Moroccan athletes Fouad Messaoudi, Hafid Rizqy, and Anas Essayi were eliminated on Sunday during the 1500m men's qualifying rounds at the 20th World Athletics Championships, which are being held in Tokyo until September 21. Messaoudi finished in tenth place in the first heat with a time of 3 minutes 37.83 seconds. Rizqy secured seventh place (3:41.55) in the second heat, while Essayi also finished seventh in the fourth heat (3:37.70). Only the top six athletes from each heat advance to the semi-finals. In the marathon event, Moroccan athlete Rahma Tahiri settled for 54th position after clocking a time of 2 hours 51 minutes and 30 seconds. Her compatriots, Kaoutar Farkoussi and Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi, who won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Budapest, were unable to finish the race. The world title was claimed by Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir, the 2021 Olympic champion, with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 43 seconds, following a thrilling duel with Ethiopian Tigst Assefa, who took silver (2:24:45). Uruguayan Julia Paternain completed the podium, finishing nearly three minutes behind.
