Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whakaatu ia i a ia ano hei kaiwhakaari maha i nga waa e whai ake nei, e whakataetae ana i runga i nga momo mata me nga tawhiti. Ko ia te tuawhitu i te whakataetae roa i te 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (te awhina i a Morocco ki te parahi kapa) me te ngaro noa i te mētara 10,000 m me te wha o nga waahi i te 2002 African Championships in Athletics. Ko tana tekau me te tekau ma rima o nga tuunga i te whakataetae poto me te roa o te 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships i kawe mai i etahi atu tohu parahi e rua mo Morocco. He pai hoki tana mahi i runga i te ara, i te tuaiwa i runga i te 3000 mita i te 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships ka tekau i waho i te 5000 mita i te 2003 World Championships in Athletics. I taua Oketopa i haere mai ia tekau ma rua i te
2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, i awhina i tana whenua ki te tuawha i roto i nga rarangi kapa.