Rachid El Morabity

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Rachid El Morabity is a Moroccan athlete born 3 March 1982 in Zagora. He is a specialist of ultra-trail, and has won the Marathon des Sables 11 times (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, [1] [2] 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025). He was also ranked 2nd overall in the OCC in August 2016 [3] and came 2nd in the UT4M 90 in August 2015.

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Morabity's family farms watermelons. [6] His younger brother, Mohamed, is also an ultramarathon runner and has placed several times in Marathon des Sables. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Grueling Marathon des Sables completes another edition | WTOP". WTOP. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Schoch, Jürgen. "Statistiques d'ultramarathon de DUV". statistik.d-u-v.org. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Moroccan Athlete Comes Second in European Ultra-Marathon OCC". Morocco World News. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. ↑ [Marathon de Sables – 2018 – 1st place "34th Marathon des Sables Recap: Stage Five ends with Moroccan Man, Dutch Woman Win"].{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ↑ "36th Marathon des Sables: Rachid El Morabity, Anna Comet win first stage". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Jacqueline, Kantor (21 July 2016). "How an Ultrarunning Force Emerged from the Middle of Morocco". Vice. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Lahcen Ahansal's record in the crosshair | Marathon Des Sables". marathondessables.com. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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