Bilal Mallakh

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Bilal Mallakh
Personal information
Born (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 20)
Morocco
Sport
CountryMorocco
Sport Breakdancing
Medal record
Representing Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Breakdancing
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Rabat [1] B-Boys

Bilal Mallakh (born November 24, 2003) [2] also known as B-Boy Billy, [3] [4] [5] is a Moroccan breakdancer. He competed in the B-Boys event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Mallakh was born in Morocco. [2]

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References

  1. Wagner, Amuna (23 July 2024). "Bilal Mallakh Is Super Proud "to Represent Morocco and Africa" in Olympic Breakdancing". OkayAfrica . Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Billy". 2024 Summer Olympics . Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. Zine, Ghita (7 August 2024). "JO 2024 : Les breakdancers marocains Mallakh et El-Mamouny font leurs débuts". Yabiladi (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. Renjifo, Daniel (7 August 2024). "As Olympic breaking debuts in Paris, a Moroccan duo is head over heels about the Games". CNN . Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. Ladha, Nishat (8 August 2024). "The Moroccan trailblazer chasing Olympic breaking gold". BBC Sport . Retrieved 9 August 2024.