Rabat – Moroccan steeplechase runner Soufiane El Bakkali came in third during the 3000m men’s steeplechase final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships on Friday. With a time of 8:03:76, El Bakkali was close behind Keynan athlete Conseslus Kipruto and Ethiopian athlete Lamecha Girma, who came in first and second. El Bakkali made his senior debut as a steeplechase runner at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics, and represented Morocco at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He earned a silver medal in the 2017 World Championships in London. On August 25, 2019, El Bakkali won the Paris Diamond League’s 3000m steeplechase despite an injured foot.

Source: Ethiopian News October 05, 2019 12:56 UTC