Course Féminine de Casablanca
The Course Féminine de Casablanca is a running event in Casablanca that is only open to women. It has been organized by the 400-meter hurdles Olympic champion and current Minister of Sports, Nawal El Moutawakel , since it was first held in 1993 . With now well over 20,000 participants, the city run is one of the largest women's sporting events in the world, but also one of the fastest road runs over 10 km.
In 1993, 1381 runners took part in the first event, which at that time was still over 5 km. A year later there were already 5000. After a break of seven years, the race was restarted in 2001, now over the distance of 10 km and with a rapidly increasing response.
statistics
track record
- 31:38 min, Zhor El Kamch ( MAR ), 2003
Fastest female runner in 2008
- Firehiwot Dado ( ETH ), 33:58
List of winners
| date | Winner | time |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2008 | Firehiwot Dado ( ETH ) | 33:58 |
| May 20, 2007 | Zhor El Kamch -6- | 31:56 |
| May 21, 2006 | Teyba Erkesso ( ETH ) | 31:53 |
| May 22, 2005 | Zakia Mrisho ( TAN ) | 32:49 |
| May 22, 2004 | Zhor El Kamch -5- | 31:51 |
| May 11, 2003 | Zhor El Kamch -4- | 31:38 |
| May 2002 | Zhor El Kamch -3- | 31:40 |
| 2001 | Zhor El Kamch -2- | ??? |
| 1994 | Tegla Loroupe ( KEN ) | ??? |
| 1993 | Zhor El Kamch ( MAR ) | ??? |
Web links
- Course Féminine de Casablanca on the website of the organizer Association Marocaine Sport & Développement
- Athletics: For the women of Casablanca, a race is not just a race , article by Tom Knight in the Daily Telegraph , May 14, 2003
- Article about the Course Féminine 2007 on the website of the German Road Races
- Gender Equity in Sport: Women's and Sport in Casablanca , documentary on video.google.com , posted on July 14, 2007 (13:40 min)
Footnotes
- ↑ See IAAF: 20,000 women to run in 2005 edition of Casablanca Courir pour le Plaisir ( Memento of May 23, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), May 21, 2005