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Morocco at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Morocco at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeMAR
NPCRoyal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
in London
Competitors31 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Laila Elgaraa
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
3
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Morocco competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.[1]

Background

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Sarsah Jolol was quoted by the BBC as saying of the 2012 Paralympics, "There is a stigma in the Arab world when discussing the plight of people with disability. In Morocco there is not the necessary infrastructure to support and accommodate the needs of people with disabilities. On the other hand in Europe, the disabled enjoy a life without discrimination with the forthcoming Paralympic Games being proof."[2]

Medalists

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The following Moroccan competitors won medals at the Games.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Najat El Garaa Athletics Women's discus F40 31 August
 Gold El Amin Chentouf Athletics Men's 5000 m T12 3 September
 Gold Azeddine Nouiri Athletics Men's shot put F34 3 September
 Bronze Mohamed Amguoun Athletics Men's 400 m T13 2 September
 Bronze Abdelillah Mame Athletics Men's 800 m T13 8 September
 Bronze Najat El Garaa Athletics Women's shot put F40 3 September

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Abdelillah Mame won a bronze medal for Morocco in the Men's 800m T13 event on September 6.[3]

Powerlifting

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Main article: Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Women
Athlete Event Result Rank
Khadija Acem 67.5 kg 110.0 6
Fatima Bahji 60 kg 90.0 6
Malika Matar 40 kg 76.0 6

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men's tournament

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Roster

The following is the Moroccan roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4]

№ Name Date of birth Position 2012 club
Rachid Benekri 19 September 1974
2 Abderrahim Aniss 21 December 1976 SE Morocco ASS Sale
3 Hicham El Jamili 11 June 1981 Morocco ASWT Temara
4 Khalid Dami 10 May 1975 Morocco CMSH Khouribga
5 Abdelghani El Fitir 8 February 1973 Morocco CMSH Khouribga
6 Mohammed Qouchairi 21 November 1965 Morocco ASS Sale
7 Mohamed Souabi 31 January 1978 Morocco AAHS Agadir
8 Youness Zaaboul 8 June 1979 Morocco ASWT Temara
9 Hicham Aziani 13 February 1982 Morocco ASS Sale
10 Rachid Abdelouafi 12 April 1978 L Morocco ASS Sale
11 Karim Essaadi 21 October 1983 Morocco ASS Sale
12 Khalid Chtaibi 8 September 1971 Morocco ASWT Temara
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Germany 4 4 0 8 12 3 4.000 340 266 1.278
2  Russia 4 3 1 7 11 5 2.200 356 275 1.295
3  Egypt 4 2 2 6 9 6 1.500 424 402 1.055
4  Great Britain 4 1 3 5 3 9 0.333 230 276 0.833
5  Morocco 4 0 4 4 0 12 0.000 157 300 0.523
Source: [citation needed]
30 August 2012
19:00 		Egypt  3–0  Morocco ExCeL London, London
Referees: Xin Xia (CHN), Masoud Yazdanpanah (IRI)
(25–10, 25–12, 25–22)
Report
31 August 2012
11:00 		Germany  3–0  Morocco ExCeL London, London
Referees: France Marcoux (CAN), Jung Mal-Soon (KOR)
(25–11, 25–10, 25–9)
Report
2 September 2012
14:00 		Great Britain  3–0  Morocco ExCeL London, London
Referees: Sari Mannersuo (FIN), Stephen Giugni (AUS)
(25–20, 25–19, 25–12)
Report
4 September 2012
14:00 		Russia  3–0  Morocco ExCeL London, London
Referees: Adnan Kolos (BIH), Dimosthenis Kostopoulos (GRE)
(25–13, 25–8, 25–11)
Report
9th–10th place classification
7 September 2012
14:00 		Morocco  1–3  Rwanda ExCeL London, London
Referees: Dee Wauchope (GBR)
(25–20, 25–27, 22–25, 23–25)
Report

Wheelchair tennis

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Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Lhaj Boukartacha Men's singles  Bedard (CAN)
W 7–5, 6–2 		did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Morocco - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Paralympics 2012: Views from around the world". BBC News. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  3. ^ "Paralympics results". BBC Sport. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  4. ^ Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Morocco, london2012.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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