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Mohammed VI Athletics Meeting/Diamond League: Soufiane El Bakkali Achieves WBP of the Year in 3000m Steeplechase

 Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali, reigning Olympic and world champion, achieved the World’s Best Performance (WBP) of the year in the 3000m steeplechase, at the Mohammed VI international athletics meeting, the second stage of the Diamond League, on Sunday at the Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat.

El Bakkali clocked 7:56.68, beating the previous best time of May 6 by American Kenneth Rooks.

The Moroccan athlete also set a new meeting record, defeating the previous time he set last June (7:58.28).

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