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Najah Chouaya

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Najah Chouaya
Personal information
NationalityTunisia
Born (1988-01-10) January 10, 1988 (age 36)
Gabes, Tunisia
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityVisual impairment
Disability classB3
Coached byAbdalah Machraoui
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Tunisia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m T13
World Para Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 1500 m T13

Najah Chouaya (born January 10, 1988) is a Tunisian runner and Paralympic athlete. She won a silver medal for Tunisia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the Women's 1500 metres - T13.

Biography

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Chouaya was born on January 10, 1988, in Gabes, Tunisia, with congenital blindness.[1]

Career

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2006 IPC Athletics World Championships

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At the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen, Chouaya participated in three events. On September 4, she competed the 200 metres in 27.12 seconds,[2] placing sixth.[1] On September 6, she came fourth[1] in the 100 metres with a time of 13.42 seconds.[2] Her final event was the 400 metre-race on September 8, where she placed eighth[1] with a time of 59.92 seconds.[2]

2016 Paralympic Games

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On September 10, 2016, Chouaya participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro as one of thirty-one athletes competing for Tunisia.[3] She came second in the Women's 1500 metres - T13 event, winning the silver medal with a time of 4:30.52. Chouaya was second to fellow Tunisian athlete Soumaya Bousaid, who won gold.[4][5]

2017 World Para Athletics Championships

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On July 14, 2017, Chouaya competed at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London in the Women's 1500 metres - T13.[6] She won bronze with a time of 4:46.16, a season's best for her.[7] She came behind Bousaid in second and Sanaa Benhama in first.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "CHOUAYA Najah - Athlete Bio". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "IPC Athletics World Championships Assen" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Docplayer. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ Bellamine, Yassine (8 September 2016). "Jeux paralympiques 2016: La Tunisie espère finir "dans les 5 premières places" (PHOTOS, VIDÉOS)". Al HuffPost Maghreb (in French). Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Sghaier, Mohamed Ali (10 September 2016). "Jeux Paralympiques : Somaya Bousaid remporte l'Or, Najah Chouaya en Argent !". Tunis Webdo (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Paralympiques-2016: Louis Radius offre du bronze à la France". Le Point (in French). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. ^ Scarr, Georgia (18 July 2017). "World Para Athletics Championships: Day 1-4". Runner's World. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  7. ^ "WOMEN'S 1500M T13 RESULTS" (PDF). Paralympic.org. London. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  8. ^ "World Para Athletics 2017: Morocco Wins 2 Golds, More to Come". The North Africa Post. London. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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