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Le jeune athlète Farès Jelassi spécialiste en 400 m effectuera un stage de préparation en Afrique du Sud jusqu'au 15 janvier. 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Ce stage qui constitue une occasion pour Farès Jelassi de réaliser le minima des participations aux Jeux olympiques de Tokyo 2020 sera aussi le premier contact entre lui et son nouvel entraîneur, le Danois Mikele Larson. La meilleure performance de Farès Jelassi sur 400 m plat est de 45 secondes 55 centièmes. Il n'est pas loin des minimas des JO de Tokyo qui sont de l'ordre de 44 secondes 90 centièmes. En outre, Farès Jelassi, signataire au Club Municipal Athlétique de Kairouan, est aussi en mesure de réaliser un très bon chrono sur 400 m haie. Encore junior, il a parcouru le 400 m haie en 50 secondes 80 centièmes. Avec une bonne vitesse de pointe et en améliorant sa technique de passage de haies, il réalisera un excellent chrono sur 400 m haie. Touati et Balti au Maroc Mohamed Amine Touati, une des révélations de la saison écoulée au 400 m haie, se rendra le premier janvier à Rabat pour effectuer un stage de préparation d'un mois en vue de réaliser le minima de participation aux JO de Tokyo 2020. Il sera accompagné par le junior Rami Balti, auteur de belles performances sur 400 m haie et 400 m plat. Les deux athlètes seront encadrés au cours de ce stage par l'entraîneur national Chokri Anène. Aussi, le département de tutelle a donné son accord à la Fédération tunisienne d'athlétisme pour que le stage des trois athlètes Abdessalem Layouni, Riadh Chenini et Maroua Bouzayani se poursuive jusqu'au démarrage des Jeux olympiques de Tokyo 2020. Encadrés par le Marocain Abdelkader Kada et le Tunisien Yacine Bargougui, nos athlètes prendront part au cours de ce stage de longue durée à plusieurs meetings internationaux. Report des compétitions A l'occasion du décès de l'athlète Abderraouf Boubaker, la FTA a pris la décision de reporter toutes les compétitions athlétiques prévues le week-end prochain. Il est à rappeler que la finale de cross country pour toutes les catégories (masculine et féminine) aura lieu le 9 février 2020 à Grombalia. La Presse sports présente ses sincères condoléances à la famille du défunt Abderraouf Boubaker. Hosni et Tarchoun les plus en vue Les équipes masculine et féminine de la Police ont participé au championnat arabe de cross country organisé à Doha. Et si l'équipe féminine est parvenue à se classer en 2e position au classement par pays, les messieurs, eux, ont déçu. Wissem Hosni a terminé 25e. Ses équipiers ont achevé la distance de 10 km de manière poussive. Mehdi Ben Chérif s'est classé 32e, Adel Hefaiedh 33e et Marouane Boughanemi 40e. Par contre, les dames n'ont pas démérité. Haifa Tarchoun s'est classée 5e dans la course de 6 km devant Soumaya Bousaïd (6e), Mahbouba Ben Belgacem (8e) et Tastime Belhadef (9e). Salah KADRI