Rio de Janeiro - Moroccan athletes Soufiane El Bakkali and Hamid Ezzine qualified Monday for the men's 3,000-metre steeplechase final at the Rio Olympics.
Rio de Janeiro – Moroccan athletes Soufiane El Bakkali and Hamid Ezzine qualified Monday for the men’s 3,000-metre steeplechase final at the Rio Olympics.
El Bakkali qualified directly after taking second place in the first round of qualifications, posting a time of 8:25.17, while Ezzine, fifth in the 2nd qualifying heat (8:27.69), punched his ticket by having one of the next six fastest times.