Moroccan rowing: 10 medals at the African Championship in Tunisia

The Moroccan rowing team (Averon) concluded its participation in the eighteenth edition of the African Rowing Championship, hosted by Tunis at the end of last September, with a total of 10 medals: one gold, two silver and seven bronze medals. The Moroccan delegation ranked fourth out of 11 participating teams, behind Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria. Sarah Ghazzaz gold tops the Moroccan tally The only gold medal for Morocco came from the share of the athlete Sarah Ghazzaz in the single female boat race under 23 years old (heavy weight), while Ayoub Sabri scored silver in the male category under 23 years old by the same classification. The duo added Ghaitha Jabbour and Fatima Al-Zahra, the second silver houmt in the women's double rowing race in the adult category (light weight). Seven bronze medals between the youth and adult categories. The seven bronze medals were distributed among the youth and adult categories. Yahya Al-Shalafi and Abdullah Lagassir won the bronze in the male under-19 doubles rowing, before adding a second bronze in individual The same age group Marwa al-Naqiri, Amin al-Nabawi, Hanah Debray and Youssef al-Yousfi also climbed to the podium with individual bronze medals, as well as a double bronze that collected Marwa al-Naqiri and Aya Majeed in the women's doubles race. Table of Moroccan medals by athlete and category The ten medals of the Moroccan national team for rowing in the African Championship in Tunis The medal category Sarah Ghazzaz The individual composite for females under 23 years (heavy weight) Gold Ayoub Sabri The individual composite for males under 23 years (Heavyweight) Silver Ghaitha Jabbour and Fatima Al Zahra Al Houmah Women's Marital Blasphemy, Adult Class (Lightweight) Silver Yahya Al Shalafi and Abdullah Lakseer Male Under-19 Bronze Abdullah Lakseer Male Single Complex Under-19 Bronze Marwa Al Nakiri Male Single Complex Ladies (Lightweight) Bronze Amin Al Nabawi Male Single Complex Male (Lightweight) Bronze Hanah Debray Male Single Complex Ladies, Adult Class Marwa Al Nakiri Bronze and Aya Majeed Maleed Women's Marital Blasphemy, Adult Class Bronze Youssef Youssefi, the individual composite male, the adult category (light weight) Bronze Tunisia topped the general ranking and Algeria third Tunisia, the owner of the land and organizer of the eighteenth edition, topped the general ranking of the championship with 19 medals distributed between 10 golds, 6 silver and 3 bronze. Egypt came in second place, while Algeria came third with 13 medals, before Morocco concluded its participation in fourth place out of 11 teams that participated in this edition. Why this achievement matters This outcome represents one of the most prominent Morocco's participation in the sport of rowing at the continental level in recent years, especially since the majority of Moroccan medals came from the youth categories under 19 and 23 years old, which reflects the presence of a promising young base that can represent Morocco in the future in continental and international forums. The Royal Moroccan University of Rowing has not issued any official statement about these results until the publication of this article.