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She finished in last place however, two places behind teammate Siham Hilali.
She finished in last place however, two places behind teammate Siham Hilali.
She represented her country at the Summer Olympics in 2008 and 2012. A Khouribga native, she competed in the 1500 m at both the 2007 and 2008 World Athletics Finals, finishing in sixth and eleventh place, respectively. She represented Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics and, after finishing third in her heat, she qualified for the final of the competition.
She improved her 1500 m best to 4:03.23 minutes at the 2009 Herculis meet in Monaco and went to be a semi-finalist in the event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
Lakhouad ran her first sub-4 minute 1500 m race in 2010, recording 3:59.35 minutes for second at the Athletissima Diamond League meet in July to break the Moroccan national record. She also placed fourth in the 800 metres final.
She also competed in the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 34th overall. She delivered her career best global level performance at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics by taking fourth place in the 1500 m final.
She ran at the 80th edition of the Cinque Mulini cross country and came third.
All information taken from IAAF profile.