Morocco at the 2024 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:MAR
Npcname:Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2024
Flagcaption:Flag of Morocco
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:38
Sports:5
Flagbearer Open:Najwa Awane
Hicham Lamlas
Rank:31
Gold:3
Silver:6
Bronze:6
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1988

Morocco competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics9 8 17
Blind football10 10
Cycling1 0 1
Powerlifting0 2 2
Taekwondo2 2 4
Wheelchair tennis2 2 4
Total 24 14 38

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. Moroccan track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Abdeslam HiliMen's 400 metres T12DSQcolspan="2"
Mouncef BoujaMen's 100 metres T1211.144colspan=2
Men's 400 metres T1248.981 Q48.62
Aymane El HaddaouiMen's 400 metres T4747.151 Q46.65
Men's 100 m T4710.691 Q10.78
Ayoub SadniDSQcolspan="2"
Men's 400 metres T4746.981 Q47.16
El Amin ChentoufMen's Marathon T122:24:35
Fatima Ezzahra El IdrissiWomen's 1500 m T134:22.98
align=left rowspan="2" Women's Marathon T122:48:36
Meryem En-Nourhi2:58:18
Field events
Men
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Zakariae DerhemShot put F3311.26
Azedine NouiriShot put F3411.70 AR
Abdelillah GaniShot put F539.22
Azedine NouiriJavelin throw F3430.307
Zakariae Ez ZouhriJavelin throw F6458.586
Women
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Fouzia El KassiouiShot put F337.16 SB5
Saida AmoudiShot put F347.80 SB
Oumaima OubraymClub throw F3218.8211
Youssra Karimalign=left rowspan=2Women's shot put F418.775
Hayat El Garaa8.327
Youssra Karimalign=left rowspan=2Discus throw F4136.46
Hayat El Garaa29.744
Norelhouda El KaouiWomen's discus throw F5523.425
Fouzia El Kassiouialign=left rowspan=2Women's javelin throw F3415.98 PR7
Saida Amoudi14.7310

Blind football

See main article: Football 5-a-side at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The Moroccan men's blind football team qualified for the paralympic games after winning the 2022 African Championships held in Bouznika.[1]

Summary
Team roster
Group stage--------
Fifth place match

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Morocco sent one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[2]

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Haytam El AmraouyMen's road race C1-32:08:1524
Men's time trial C123:36.528

Powerlifting

See main article: Powerlifting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

AthleteEventAttempts (kg)Result (kg)Rank
1234
Wafae El AzzabWomen's 45 kg1201005
Najat El GarraaWomen's 61 kg1001241244

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Morocco entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Ayoub Adouich, Rachid Ismaili, and Rajae Akermach, qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of their gold medal results in their respective classes, through the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[3]

AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Ayoub AdouichMen's –63 kg
W 17–15
L 4-17
W 19–13
WWD
Rachid IsmailiMen's –80 kg
W 7-12		colspan="6"
Naoual LaarifWomen's –47 kg
W 12–11
W DSQ
L Withdraw
L Withdraw		5
Rajae AkermachWomen's +65 kg
W 28–4
L 9–30
W 12–0
W 24–15

Wheelchair tennis

See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Morocco entered one players into the Paralympics by virtue of the gold medal results at the 2023 African Para Games in Accra, Ghana.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Lhaj Boukartachaalign=left rowspan=2Men's singles
L 1-6, 6-2, 4-6		colspan="5"
Said Himam
L 3-6, 6-7		colspan="5"
Lhaj Boukartacha
Said Himam		Men's doubles
L 3-6, 6-3, 5-10		colspan="4"
Najwa Awanealign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
L 3-6, 2-6		colspan="4"
Samira Benichi
L 0-6, 1-6		colspan="4"
Najwa Awane
Samira Benichi		Women's doubles
L 1-6,1-6

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Blind Soccer: Morocco Defeat Mali, Win AFCON. Mario Radar. 24 September 2022. 8 June 2023.
  2. Web site: 31 December 2022. Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation. UCI.
  3. Web site: Morocco wins three licences for Paris 2024 Paralympics through African qualifiers. Inside The Games. 10 February 2024. 11 February 2024.

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