Nawal El Moutawakel
Moroccan former Olympic champion and vice-president of the international Olympic committee, Nawal El Moutawakel, was honored on Saturday in Cairo by the Egyptian youth and sports ministry.
During
the ceremony that took place in the presence of Egyptian youth and sports minister, El Moutawakel, winner of the inaugural women’s 400 m hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, presented her life as a champion, former minister at the Moroccan government and vice-president of the International Olympic committee, encouraging young people to respect sports values and persist in endeavors to fulfill their dreams.
First Moroccan and first woman from a Muslim country to win an Olympic gold medal, El Moutawakel said she dedicated her life to associations, through the “sport and development” association she established in 2003.
Source: MAP
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