the first athletics club ait khamouch belonged to in spain was the athletic club nou barris. in 2004, he competed the spanish paralympic national championships where he finished first in the 800 meters. in 2005, he got a scholarship from the spanish paralympic committee. in 2008, he trained at the center for high performance san cugat (barcelona). he competed in the 2011 ipc athletics world championships. he was one of thirty-two competitors from spain at the competition. in 2012, he got a €2,500 coaching scholarship. he lost part of his catalonian scholarship a year and a half before the london paralympics. ait khamouch said the loss of the scholarship was politically motivated. in 2012, he set a world record at the barcelona marathon. he also set a qualifying time in the event for the london paralympics at the barcelona marathon. in 2012, he competed in the barcelona half marathon and he set a personal best time.