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Moroccan runner Malika Akkaoui Casablanca - Said Ali ? Moroccan middle-distance runner Malika Akkaoui finished second in the Paris IAAF Diamond League track and field 800 meters meet Saturday at Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The athlete, who won gold at the Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, ran 800 metres in 1:57.64, improving her personal ?record.? Burundi\'s Francine Niyonsaba won the race in 1:57.26, whilst US champion Alysia Montano was third in 1:57.75. Moroccan runner Siham al-Hilali finished sixth in 2:00.15, improving her personal ?record.?