El Bakkali thrills home crowd in Rabat! Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali takes victory in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI - Wanda Diamond League in Rabat with a world-leading, meeting record time of 8:00.70. He took the lead in the final kilometre and held on as Hailemariyam Amare lost momentum. Germany's Frederik Ruppert challenged El Bakkali at the end, finishing with a German record of 8:01.49, surpassing the previous 8:09.48. (📸 credit: Matthew Quine for Diamond League AG)