Moroccan participants at the Paralympic Games of Tokyo 2020 shone in different sports, finishing the games with a total of 11 medals, including 4 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze medals.
Tuesday, August 31
Saida Amoudi won the bronze medal in the shot put competition for the F34 category, after recording a performance of 8.21m, bringing Morocco third place in these games.
Wednesday, September 1
Yousra Karim and Hayat El Garaa won the silver and bronze medals in the discus throw event (class F41), after recording shots to 37.35m and 29.30m.
Thursday, September 2
Abdeslam Hili won a gold medal, achieving first place in the 400m T12 “visually impaired” category, with a time of 47.59 seconds.
Mohamed Amgoun won the silver medal in the 400m (T13), after recording a performance of (46.92).
Fouzia El Kassioui won the silver medal in the shot put (class F33), after recording a throw of 6.72 m.
Saturday, September 4
Zakariae Derehem and Ayoub Sadni won two new gold medals in the shot put (class F33), and the other in the 400 m (class T46-47).
Morocco’s national team for blind football won the bronze medal, after beating the Chinese team 4-0.
Azeddine Nouiri won a silver medal in the shot put (F34), with a throw of 11.55 meters.
Sunday, September 5
El amine Chentouf won a new gold medal in the T12 category of the marathon race, crossing the distance with a time of two hours, 21 minutes and 43 seconds (2:21:43).
Morocco rose to 28th place in the overall ranking, with a total of 11 medals. China ranked first at the paralympic games of Tokyo 2020 with a total of 96 medals, the UK ranked second with a total of 41 medals, and the USA placed third with a total of 37 medals.
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