Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme, 05.06.2011

The "International Meeting de Rabat" is organised by the FRAM "The Royal Moroccan Athletics Federation" with the support of the IAAF, The CAA (African Athletics Confederation) and the Memorial Van Damme (Brussels).

The 4th edition of the "Meeting international Mohammed VI" announced in Moroccan media its main star. Former world record holder at 100 m Asafa Powell of Jamaica will compete for the first time in Africa. On June 5 he will run the 100 m and should improve the meet record easily (10.30 by Ronald Pognon in 2009). More top names are expected for this IAAF World Challenge meeting.

PRESS RELEASE 14/04/11 (in French) to download HERE.

RABAT

Imagine a white city rising up majestically at the estuary of a river, a city whose history goes back to the earliest times, whose beauties have been enhanced over the centuries, a city chosen to be the capital of the Almohad Empire in the 12th century, then of present-day Morocco: that city is Rabat, the Royal city.
Rabat boasts the biggest university of the country and the city abounds in shops, bookshops, cinemas and theatres.
Rabat is a kaleidoscope of colourful patios and exuberant gardens: the delightful Garden of Oudayas and the romantic gardens of the Chellah Necropolis. Set like a jewel amid magnificent surroundings, Rabat is endowed with long beaches with golden sand, the noble Mamora cork oak forest and the Royal Golf Dar-Es-Salam, one of the most beautiful courses in the world.
Rabat, the Royal city, gives its visitors a royal welcome

Le Complexe sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, d'une superficie de 80 ha, est situé à la sortie de la ville de Rabat sur la route de Témara et l'autoroute de Casablanca.

Mis en service en 1983 à l'occasion des neuvièmes jeux méditerranéens, le Complexe sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah a abrité de nombreuses manifestations d'envergure internationale telles :

• les jeux panarabes
• la coupe d'Afrique de football
• des championnats et des coupes internationaux de plusieurs disciplines (arts martiaux, escrime ...).

Le Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah est constitué des installations sportives suivantes :

• un palais des sports : de 8000 places.
• Un stade olympique : de 46 000 places.
• Des terrains annexes.
• Des parkings de 10 000 places
• L'Institut National d'Athlétisme
• L'Institut National de Basket-ball

Events

• Men:200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5.000m, 3.000m steeple, High Jump, Long Jump, Discus Throw
• Women:100m, 800m, 1500m, 400m hurdles, Triple Jump, Javelin Throw, High Jump, Triple Jump

General information (Geography)

Rabat (Arabic الرباط, literally "Fortified Place"), population 627 000 hab. (2005 estimate), is the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. It is also the capital of the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region. The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg. Tourism and the presence of all foreign embassies in Morocco serve to make Rabat the second most important city in the country after the larger and more economically significant Casablanca.

Rabat features a Mediterranean climate. Located along the Atlantic Ocean, Rabat has a mild, temperate climate, shifting from cool in winter to warm days in the summer months. The nights are always cool (or colder in winter), with daytime temperatures generally always rising about +9/10 C° (+15/18 F°) every day. The winter highs typically reach only 17.5 °C (63.5 °F) in December-January.

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Contact

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