Moroccan Boxer’s Scandal All Over The International Media

Moroccan Boxer’s Scandal on The Guardian ( UK )

I absolutely can't describe the Moroccan participation in the Tokyo Olympics as a scandal like many of my fellow Moroccans did because it is not an exception as much as it is a continuation of previous disappointments. As usual, it is a short trip there and back for Moroccan athletes. As always, I finish my articles with the sentence, "Moroccan drama never stops." Unfortunately for us Moroccans, it's always the case!

 Let's start with the funny and immoral behavior of Moroccan boxer Younes Baalla, who thought he was Mike Tyson and tried to bite his opponent from New Zealand, boxer David Nyika's ear, during their confrontation in the current Tokyo Games. 

Moroccan Boxer’s on NBC ( USA )

With all the cynicism and bullying of the Moroccan followers describing his behavior as a "scandal," which again spotlighted a wave of ridicule of Morocco's international reputation and demanded the complete dissolution of the Moroccan boxing organization and the immediate resignation of its CEO. The Moroccan participation at the Tokyo Olympics was described as the harvest of disappointments instead of medals.

Moroccan Boxer’s Scandal On The New York Times

Another immoral scandal happened at the previous Olympics and involved a Moroccan boxer, Hassan Saada. Instead of preparing to face his competitors, he was imprisoned for sexual harassment against two cleaners in the Olympic village...

(I will come back to this story in my next article)

Perhaps the two incidents are different, but they ironically express the reality of Moroccan boxing, which is far from the logic of professionalism as a mentality. It's as sad as it sounds, real as it appears…the Moroccan Drama never ends.

 By Simo bb