Rabat - Moroccan Rachid El Morabity and Russian Nathalia Sedykh on Friday won the 31st Marathon des Sables following the fifth stage between Hassi Tarfa (province of Errachidia) and Bou Makhlouf (province of Ouarzazate).
Rabat – Moroccan Rachid El Morabity and Russian Nathalia Sedykh on Friday won the 31st Marathon des Sables following the fifth stage between Hassi Tarfa (province of Errachidia) and Bou Makhlouf (province of Ouarzazate).
Leader of the overall standing since the first stage, El Morabity signed his fourth success in the event, the third in a row with an overall time of 21h01: 21 after five stages.
In the 5th stage (42.2 km), Moroccan Abdelkader El Mouaziz crossed the finish line in a time of 3h 44:32, ahead of his countryman Moroccan Aziz Akad (3h11: 34) and El Morabity (3h 11:41 ).
In the women’s category, Russian Natalia Sedykh, 3rd in the Marathon des Sables 2015, topped the overall standing with a time of 24h45: 26 after her wins in the five stages.
With MAP