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)

* over 140 Athletes from all over the world take part in this prestigious event

* Prize Money of around 400.000 dollars (2008)

* 12 Events:

- MEN: 200m, 800m, 1500m, 5.000m, 3.000m steeple, Long Jump

- WOMEN: 400m, 800m, 1.500m, 3000m, 400m Hurdles & Pole Vault

The Royal Moroccan Athletics Federation has signed a cooperation agreement in 2008 with The Memorial Van Damme (Brussels). The Memorial helps in the communication, sportive promotion and organisation of the event

This international collaboration aims to develop and establish this event into a Grand Prix Meeting

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information on this event and for more details on the Travel arrangements

2008 Results

200 Metres - Men

1^st - ABEYIE Tim (Great Britain) 20:85

2^nd - METU Obinna (Nigeria) 21:09

3^rd - IDRISSI ZOUGARI Khalid (Morocco) 21:10

4^th - GRUESO Daniel (Colombia) 21:18

5^th - AMOO Seth (Ghana) 21:34

6^th - ERNST Sebastian (Germany) 21:35

7^th - NEWTON Lee-Roy (South Africa) 22:00

400 Metres – Men

1^st- GODDAY James (Nigeria) 45:74

2^nd - STEELE Andrew (Great Britain) 46:36

3^rd - BELKAIFA Younes (Morocco) 46:77

4^th - DAIF Ismael (Morocco) 46:98

5^th - KHOUDRI Abdelkrim (Morocco) 47:13

6^th - MAADADI Marouane (Morocco) 47:47

400 Metres Hurdles – Women

1st - SPENCE Christine (USA) 56:33

2^nd - CECCARELLI Benedetta (Italy) 56:93

3^rd - MAKDACH Mounia (Morocco) 57:72

4^th - MOUSSA Nouria (Algeria) 57:85

5^th - LHABZE Lamiae (Morocco) 57:95

6^th - DE JONG Marjolein (Nederland) 58:38

7^th - LAMBARKI Hayad (Morocco) 58:60

8^th - OUEDRAOGO Elodie (Belgium) 59:91

800 Metres – Men

1^st - ISMAIL Ahmed (Sudan) 1:44.68

2^nd- LAALOU Amine (Morocco) 1:45.02

3^rd - CHEHIBI Mouhssin (Morocco) 1:45.39

4^th - ZERGUELAINE Anter (Algeria) 1:45.81

5^th - AL-SALHI Mohammed (KSA) 1:45.99

6^th - MORADI Sajad (IRI) 1:46.12

7^th - RISELEY Jeff (Australia) 1:46.43

8^th - KIPLAGAT Richard (Kenya) 1:47.39

9^th - MANSEUR Najim (Algeria) 1:47.51

10^th - MATTHYS Thomas (Belgium) 1:47.84

800 Metres – Women

1^st – BENHASSI Hasna (Morocco) 2:00.80

2^nd - AìT-HAMMOU Mina (Morocco) 2:01.11

3^rd - AúT-HAMMOU Seltana (Morocco) 2:02.12

4^th - VALDONADO Laetitia (France) 2:02.28

5^th - FOUQUET Virginie (France) 2:02.46

6^th - GARCIA Rosibel (Colombia) 2:02.46

7^th - HACHLAF Halima (Morocco) 2:04.05

1500 Metres – Men

1^st - IGUIDER Abdalaati (Morocco) 3:32.37

2^nd - BOUKENSA Tarek (Algeria) 3:32.81

3^rd - RONO Geoffrey (Kenya) 3:33.47

4^th - GATHIMBA Gideon (Kenya) 3:33.63

5^th - MOUSTAOUI Mohamed (Morocco) 3:34.04

6^th - BABA Youssef (Morocco) 3:34.22

7^th - WENDIMU Mulugeta (Ethiopia) 3:34.67

8^th - MADI Nabil (Algeria) 3:34.74

9^th - BENSGHIR Yassine (Morocco) 3:37.06

10^th - KIPTUM Bernard (Kenya) 3:39.14

11^th - MOURHIT Hassan (Belgium) 3:39.51

12^th - BOULAHFANE Kamel (Algeria) 3:39.72

13^th - KEALEY Mitchell (Australia) 3:40.46

14^th - SHAWEEN Mohammed (KSA) 3:44.06

1500 Metres – Women

1^st - LAKHAOUD Btissam (Morocco) 4:06.71

2^nd - SAMARIA Agnes (Namibia) 4:06.83

3^rd - SCOTT Susan (Great Britain) 4:07.06

4^th - KIBIWOT Viola (Kenya) 4:07.17

5^th - JELAGAT Irene (Kenya) 4:07.72

6^th - THOMAS Charlene (Great Britain) 4:07.74

7^th - ASSEFA Meskerem (Ethiopia) 4:08.61

8^th - HILALI Siham (Morocco) 4:11.48

9^th - STELLINGWERFF Hillary (Canada) 4:14.14

10^th - WOOTTON Katrina (Great Britain) 4:14.23

11^th - EL MEHDI Sa•da (Morocco) 4:14.39

12^th - BERLANDA Eleonora (Italy) 4:18.75

13^th - MENDIL Widad (Algeria) 4:27.03

3000 Metres - Steeplechase

1^st - KIPRUTO Brimin (Kenya) 8:15.23

2^nd - HACHLAF Abdelkader (Morocco) 8:15.58

3^rd - TALEB Brahim (Morocco) 8:15.67

4^th - MEKHISSI-BENABBAD Mahiedi (France) 8:18.28

5^th - KOMEN Willy (Kenya) 8:22.45

6^th - KOSGEI Collins (Kenya) 8:24.90

7^th - CHATBI Jamel (Morocco) 8:25.71

8^th - NOWILL Peter (Australia) 8:27.06

9^th - GARY Roba (Ethiopia) 8:27.30

10^th - CHEMLAL Abdelatif (Morocco) 8:29.30

11^th - BOUGATAOUI Chakir (Morocco) 8:31.28

12^th - DESMET Pieter (Belgium) 8:32.52

13^th - TAHER Mubarak (BRN) 8:34.23

14^th - AIT BAHMAD Abdelghani (Morocco) 8:42.25

15^th - MAKHLOUFI Rabie (Algeria) 8:42.74

16^th - AL-RASHIDI Omar (Kuwait) 8:47.11

3000 Metres – Women

1^st - ALAOUI SELSOULI Mariem (Morocco) 8:48.60

2^nd - URGESA Bizunesh (Ethiopia) 8:53.14

3^rd - MERGIA Aselefech (Ethiopia) 8:54.42

4^th - MOUKIM Rkia (Morocco) 8:56.23

5^th - CHAABI Bouchra (Morocco) 8:57.99

6^th - SOUD Kambouchia (Morocco) 9:05.80

7^th - DEJAEGHERE Veerle (Belgium) 9:07.58

8^th - MACFARLANE Donna (Australia) 9:23.45

5000 Metres – Men

1^st - BEKELE Kenenisa (Ethiopia) 13:06.38

2^nd - SELMOUNI Anis (Morocco) 13:11.24

3^rd - AMINE Mohammed (Morocco) 13:16.60

4^th - ROTICH Bernard (Kenya) 13:18.41

5^th - MAHBOOB Hassan (BRN) 13:21.45

6^th - CHEBII Abraham (Kenya) 13:23.43

7^th - EL AAMRI Khalid (Morocco) 13:34.85

8^th - EL YAMI Houceine (KSA) 13:34.92

9^th - ENNAJI EL IDRISSI Abdelaz (Morocco) 13:45.25

10^th - MAROFIT Mourad (Morocco) 13:45.79

11^th - RIZKI Monder (Belgium) 13:45.92

12^th - RACHID Adil (Morocco) 13:47.98

Long Jump – Men

1^st - BERABAH Yahya (Morocco) 8.23 1.1

2^nd - NIMA Issam (Algeria) 7.93 0.3

3^rd - CHIMIER Jonathan (MRI) 7.67 0.3

4^th - AL HADDAD Saleh (Kuwait) 7.64 0.3

5^th - TRENTIN Nicola (Italy) 7.47 1.0

6^th - MERSAL Hatem (Egypt) 7.35 0.5

7^th - AISSAOUI Elhoucine (Morocco) 7.20 0.1

Pole Vault – Women

1^st - SPIEGELBURG Silke (Germany) 4.37

2^nd - HINGST Carolin (Germany) 4.22

3^rd - ELISDOTTIR Thorey (Iceland) 4.22

4^th - SCHWARTZ Ann-Kathrin (Germany) 3.92

5^th - BENNER Natasha (Germany) 3.77

6^th - DINAR Nisrine (Morocco) 3.62

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