Pan Arab games: Fatine Louhichi gives Morocco its first gold medal in swimming

Moroccan swimmer, Fatine Louhichi, won Wednesday the gold medal in the women 100 m breast-stroke, clocking 1:17.96 at the ongoing pan-Arab games here.

The silver and bronze medals went respectively to Algerian Leila Kabab (1.19.40) and Egyptian Riham El Houari (1:20.31).

At the women 400 m freestyle, Morocco's Ilham Hamim grabbed on Tuesday the bronze medal.

Another Moroccan swimmer came in second in the men's 400m medley relay which was won by Algerian Fares Attar (4:40.66). The silver medal went to the Syrian Hicham El Mesri.

Morocco still ranks first in the standing board of the pan-Arab games hosted by the Jordanian capital from August 15 through 31.