Noor Slaoui Explained

Nour Slaoui
Nationality:Morocco
Discipline:Eventing
Hometown:Casablanca
Horse:Cash in Hand
Birth Date:January 21, 1995

Noor Slaoui (–) is a Moroccan equestrian athlete.

Noor Slaoui was born on . Slaoui began riding at age four, and competing at 19.[1] She grew up in Casablanca and moved to France at the age of 18 to train at the École Nationale d'Equitation de Saumur.[2] [3] She graduated from the University of Warwick with a BA in politics and International relations.[4] She and her coach Deborah Fellous run a horse farm in the Cotswolds.[5]

In 2024, Slaoui and her stallion Cash in Hand were selected[6] to represent Morocco at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7] She is the first rider to represent Morocco in Olympic eventing[8] as well as the first person from the Middle East and North Africa to compete in Olympic eventing. The Olympics will be her first senior championship competition.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luthra . Purnima . Riding Towards Olympic History, Noor Slaoui Is The 1st Arab Woman To Compete In Eventing . 2024-07-25 . www.shethepeople.tv . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-07-22 . Paris 2024: Noor Slaoui riding to Olympic eventing history . 2024-07-25 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2024-03-04 . Noor Slaoui: «Représenter le Maroc aux JO Paris 2024 est un immense honneur», H24info . 2024-04-23 . www.h24info.ma/ . fr-FR.
  4. Web site: Hardy · . Abigail . 2020-01-23 . Welcome Noor Slaoui . 2024-04-23 . Hardy Equestrian . en.
  5. Web site: Abulleil . Reem . Paris Olympics 'just the beginning' for Moroccan equestrian trailblazer Noor Slaoui . 2024-07-16 . The National . en.
  6. Web site: 2024-06-12 . Noor Slaoui: 1st Arab woman to represent MENA in equestrian sports at Paris 2024 Olympics . 2024-07-25 . Arab News . en.
  7. Web site: 2024-06-23 . ‘I rode mules for eight hours a day’ – meet an unusual Paris Olympic event rider . 2024-07-25 . Horse & Hound . en.
  8. News: February 21, 2024 . noor slaoui premiere cavaliere arabe a se qualifier aux epreuves olympiques du concours complet . Medias24.
  9. Web site: Amnewsworld . 2024-07-19 . Noor Slaoui becomes first Arab woman to compete in Eventing . 2024-07-25 . AMN . en-US.

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