Morocco at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Medalists

Morocco's medal haul was more than the total earned by Morocco's 2016 Olympic team who came away with one bronze medal, earned in men's football. They finished thirty third overall on the medal table.

The following Moroccan competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold El Amin Chentouf Athletics Men's marathon - T13 11 September
 Gold Mohamed Amguoun Athletics Men's 400m - T13 15 September
 Gold Azeddine Nouiri Athletics Men's shot put - T34 15 September
 Silver Mahdi Afri Athletics Men's 400m - T12 9 September
 Silver El Amin Chentouf Athletics Men's 5000m - T13 15 September
 Bronze Mahdi Afri Athletics Men's 200m - T12 17 September
 Bronze Mohamed Lahna Paratriathlon Men's PT2 10 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men
Track
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mahdi Afri 200 m T12 22.69 Q 22.58 PB Q 22.57 PB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
400 m T12 49.32 PB Q 49.34 Q 49.00 PB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hafid Aharak 1500 m T37 — 4:20.43 PB 4
Mohamed Amguoun 400 m T13 — 48.82 Q 47.15 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Youssef Benibrahim 1500 m T13 — 3:56.80 8
5000 m T13 — 15:06.53 6
El Amin Chentouf 5000 m T13 — 14:21.04 PB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marathon T13 — 2:32:17 SB 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Abdelhadi El Harti Marathon T46 — DNF
Abdelillah Mame 1500 m T13 — 4:08.93 13


Field
Athlete Events Result Rank
Azeddine Nouiri Shot put F34 11.28 RR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Javelin throw F34 27.70 7
Youssef Ouaddali Shot Put F32 7.56 8
Women
Track
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sanaa Benhama 100 m T13 12.53 q — 12.49 7
400 m T13 — 58.40 SB 5


Field
Athlete Events Result Rank
Saida Amoudi Shot put F34 7.52 4
Javelin throw F34 14.24 8
Youssra Karim Shot Put F41 8.16 4
Hasnaa Moubal Shot put F40 6.16 7
Discus throw F40 17.10 12
Hayat el Garaa Shot put F41 6.97 7
Discus throw F41 25.72 PB 5

5-a-side football

Main article: 5-a-side football at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Morocco qualified for the Paralympics after finishing second at the 2015 IBSA Blind Football African Championships in Douala, Cameroon. In the first round of group play, Morocco beat Egypt 3 - 0. The second round saw Morocco beat Senegal 3 - 0. This qualified them through first in their group, where they met Mali in the semi-final. They won that game 1 - 0. Morocco then met hosts Cameroon in the final, which Morocco won 2 - 0. [4][5]

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7th–8th place match

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Paratriathlon

Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Swim Trans 1 Bike Trans 2 Run Total time Rank
Mohamed Lahna Men's PT2 11:34 1:32 36.55 0.58 21.36 1:12.35 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
Naima Elyousri Women's −67 kg NMR

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Blind Football Qualifying" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ "IBSA Blind FOOTBALL African CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 DOUALA, CAMEROON" (PDF). International Blind Sports Association. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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