Morocco at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
| Morocco at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | MAR |
| NPC | Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled |
| in Tokyo August 25, 2020 – September 6, 2020 | |
| Competitors | 25 in 3 sports |
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Morocco will be scheduled to compete in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September. Morocco will be hosting the first African Para Games in January 2020 which will act as a Games qualifier in some sports.[1]
Athletics
Twelve Moroccan athletes have automatically qualified in athletics in the World Para Athletics Marathon Championships[2]
- Men's track
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Mahdi Afri | Men's 400m T12 | |||||
| El Amin Chentouf | Men's marathon T12 | — | ||||
| Abdelhadi El Harti | Men's marathon T46 | — | ||||
| Abdeslam Hili | Men's 400m T12 | |||||
| Nabil Rahhali Omari | Men's 400m T12 | |||||
| Ayoub Sadni | Men's 400m T47 | |||||
- Women's track
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Meryem An-Nourhi | Women's marathon T12 | — | ||||
| Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi | Women's 1500m T13 | |||||
- Women's field
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | ||
| Saida Amoudi | Women's shot put F34 | |||
| Hayat El Garaa | Women's discus throw F41 | |||
| Fouzia El Kassioui | Women's shot put F33 | |||
| Youssra Karim | Women's discus throw F41 | |||
| Women's shot put F41 | ||||
Football 5-a-side
Morocco qualified to compete in football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Taekwondo
Para taekwondo makes its debut appearance in the Paralympic programme, Rachid Ismaili Alaoui, Soukaina Es-Sabbar & Fajar Akermach qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via world rankings & African Continental Qualification.
See also
References
- ^ "Sports: towards African Paralympic Games in 2020 in Morocco". tellerreport.com. 1 January 2019.
- ^ "World marathon titles at stake in London". International Paralympic Committee. 27 April 2019.
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