Day: August 27, 2020

Ons Jabeur. Makes History – Cracks Top 30 in WTA Rankings (August 2020). Arab Woman of the Year in Sports (2019).

Ons Jabeur. Female Tennis Professional.

Ons Jabeur is expected to climb to 30th rank in the International Womens’ Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.

She has won 11 singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women’s Circuit.

-Arab Woman of the Year in Sports (2019)

-First Arab Player to win a Junior Grand Slam Singles title

-First Arab Woman to reach quarter finals of a Grand Slam Tournament at the 2020 Australian Open

-Highest ranked Arab Player in WTA history

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Tunisia

World Record Winner of ‘Marathon des Sables’ – Lahcen Ahansal

Lahcen Ahansal . Athlete. Long distance runner.

He has the world record for most wins by an individual – 10 wins. The first in 1997 and then 9 of them consequtively 1999 upto 2007

Marathon des Sables is considered to be the toughest running race in the world. It is a six-day ultradistance event that covers 254 km across the Sahara Desert in Morocco.

Lahcen Ahansal is also an organiser to trekking in Southern Morocco and the ‘Zagora Marathon’.

Other Events:

  • 2010: Winner of the Al Andalus Ultimate trail 
  • 2006: Winner of the Ultra Marathon of Belgium (100  km )
  • 2006: 2 nd  place in the Beaujolais Marathon (team winner)
  • 2006: 3 th  place at the Ultra Marathon Verbier , Switzerland
  • 2002: 2 nd  place in the 100 km of Biel , Switzerland
  • 2001: Winner of the Swiss Alpine Marathon ( Davos , Switzerland)
  • 1999: Winner of the Défi Val-de-Travers , Switzerland (74  km , 2952D +)
  • 1998: Winner of the Super Marathon des Gorges du Verdon , France
  • 1998: Winner of the Austrian Ultra Marathon
  • 1995: 3 rd in the Moroccan Super Marathon (contested in the Atlas Mountains)

– A Book by Belgian journalist Marie-Pierre Fosny ‘Marathonien des Sables – Lahcen Ahansal, Nomadic Child and Desert Star’

pix: moroccansoftheworld.com

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Morocco