, ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁Canada / M ex ico / Un ited ▁States . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Olympic ▁Games , ▁two ▁Mor occ ans ▁won ▁gold ▁med als ▁in ▁track ▁and ▁field . ▁N aw al ▁El ▁M out aw ak el ▁won ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 ▁metres ▁hur d les ; ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁from ▁an ▁Arab ▁or ▁Islam ic ▁country ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁medal . ▁Sa ï d ▁A ou ita ▁won ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁games . ▁H ich am ▁El ▁Gu err ou j ▁won ▁gold ▁med als ▁for ▁Mor oc co ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁metres ▁and ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁and ▁holds ▁several ▁world ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁mile ▁run . ▁ ▁Spect ator ▁sports ▁in ▁Mor oc co ▁tradition ally ▁centered ▁on ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁hors em ans hip ▁until ▁European ▁sports — football , ▁pol o , ▁sw imming , ▁and ▁tennis — w ere ▁introduced ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Tennis ▁and ▁golf ▁have ▁become ▁popular . ▁Several ▁Mor oc can ▁professional ▁players ▁have ▁competed ▁in ▁international ▁competition , ▁and ▁the ▁country ▁field ed ▁its ▁first ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Rugby ▁came ▁to ▁Mor oc co ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁mainly ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁who ▁occupied ▁the