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The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has decided to award the Order of Merit to the Moroccan Aziz Daouda The current technical director of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), has been awarded in recognition of his services to the world athletics for many years, says the IAAF according to MAP news agency.
This decoration is awarded to athletes who contributed to the development of athletics by their outstanding actions in sport, in general, and athletics, in particular. Former Secretary General and Technical Director of the Royal Moroccan Federation of Athletics (FRMA), Mr. Daouda will receive the decoration on August 8 in Moscow at the 49th IAAF congress to be held on the sidelines of the World Championships athletics, scheduled to take place from 10 to 18 August in the Russian capital.
Daouda was at the helm of the Moroccan federation of athletics during a period when Morocco was regarded as a leader in the world of athletics and indulged the world with champions such as Said Aouita, Hicham El Guerrouj, Khalid Sekkah, Salah Hissou, among many others. He also served as general coordinator of the World Championships in cross country in 1998 in Marrakech and CEO of Youth Championships in Athletics world organized in 2005 in the red city.
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