Two important meetings were waiting for the Tunisian athletes to the world athletics championships, which take place from July 15 to 24 in Eugene, in the United States today.
This Thursday, July 21, 2022, Abdessalem Laâyouni qualified for the 800-meter semi-final after finishing 3rd in his series. He finished his race with a time of 1:46:59.
The qualifying race for the final will take place this night from 3 am (HT).
For his part, Maroua Bouzayani, who qualified, on Saturday, in the final of the 3000 meter Steeple finished 9th in this final with a time of 09:20:92.
Maroua Bouzayani had reached the final of the event by making a time of 9’12 ″ 14, and by beating, in passing, his own record.
In addition, the two Tunisian runners Mohamed Amine Jhinaoui and Ahmed Jaziri were eliminated on Saturday in the first round of the 3000 m steeple series. Jhinaoui finished 18th with a time of 8’22 ”, while Jaziri took the 26th position with a time of 8’28” 28.
Recall that four athletes participate in the world athletics championships, Abdessalem Laâyouni (800m), Mohamed Amine Jhinaoui (3000m), Maroua Bouzayani (3000m Steeple) and Ahmed Jaziri (3000m Steeple).
