Morocco at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Morocco at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Morocco
IPC codeMAR
NPCRoyal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors38 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Najwa Awane
Hicham Lamlas
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
3
Silver
6
Bronze
6
Total
15
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Morocco are competing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 7 5 12
Blind football 9 — 9
Cycling 1 0 1
Taekwondo 2 1 3
Wheelchair tennis 2 2 4
Total 21 8 28

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Moroccan track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • SB = Season's Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Mouncef Bouja Men's 100 metres T12 11.14 4 Did not advance
Men's 400 metres T12 48.98 1 Q 48.62 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Aymane El Haddaoui Men's 100 m T47 10.69 1 Q 10.78 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ayoub Sadni DSQ Did not advance
  Men's 5000 m T13 —
Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi Women's 1500 m T13 — 4:22.98 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Shot put F33
Azzedine Nouiri Shot put F34 11.70 AR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Abdelillah Gani Shot put F53 9.22 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Azzedine Nouiri Javelin throw F34 30.30 7
Women
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Fouzia El Kassioui Shot put F33 7.16 SB 5
Saida Amoudi Shot put F34 7.80 SB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Oumaima Oubraym Club throw F32 18.82 11
Youssra Karim Women's shot put F41 8.77 5
Hayat El Garaa 8.32 7
Youssra Karim Discus throw F41 36.46 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hayat El Garaa 29.74 4
Norelhouda El Kaoui Women's discus throw F55 23.42 5
Fouzia El Kassioui Women's javelin throw F34 15.98 PR 7
Saida Amoudi 14.73 10

Blind football

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Main article: Football 5-a-side at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

The Moroccan men's blind football team qualified for the paralympic games after winning the 2022 African Championships held in Bouznika.[1]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Morocco men's Men's tournament  Argentina
D 0–0 		 Japan
W 1–0 		 Colombia
L 0–1 		3 —  China
L 0–1 		6
Team roster

Coach: Driss El Mountaqi

The following is the Morocco squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[2]

No. Pos. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 GK Samir Bara Sighted (1984-06-29)29 June 1984 (aged 40)
3 DF Houssam Ghilli B1 (1993-09-09)9 September 1993 (aged 30)
4 DF Said El-Mselek B1 (2000-10-14)14 October 2000 (aged 23)
5 DF Hicham Lamlas B1 (1991-09-01)1 September 1991 (aged 32)
6 DF Elhabib Ait Bajja B1 (1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 26)
7 FW Ayoub Hadimi B1 (1998-12-31)31 December 1998 (aged 25)
8 MF Mohamed El Hamouchi B1 (2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 21)
9 FW Zouhair Snisla B1 (1999-01-24)24 January 1999 (aged 25)
10 FW Abderrazak Hattab B1 (1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 33)
12 GK Khalid Kermadi Sighted (1982-06-27)27 June 1982 (aged 42)
Group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Semi-finals
2  Argentina 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Morocco 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Fifth place match
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0 Seventh place match
Source: Paris 2024
Morocco 0–0 Argentina
Report
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: François Carcouët (France)
Japan 0–1 Morocco
Report
  • Sasaki 26' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,790
Referee: François Carcouët (France)
Colombia 1–0 Morocco
Pérez 25' Report
Attendance: 8,890
Referee: François Carcouët (France)
Fifth place match
China 1–0 Morocco
 Report
Attendance: 8,979
Referee: Rodolphe-Marc-Pierrick Bonnin (France)

Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Morocco sent one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[3]

Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Morocco entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Ayoub Adouich, Rachid Ismaili, and Rajae Akermach, qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of their gold medal results in their respective classes, through the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[4]

Athlete Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ayoub Adouich Men's –63 kg  Tokhirov (UZB)
W 17–15 		 Bossolo (ITA)
L 4-17 		Bye —  Encarnacion (DOM)
W 19–13 		 Torquato (BRA)
WWD 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Rachid Ismaili Men's –80 kg  Dombayev (KAZ)
 
Naoual Laarif Women's –47 kg  Chachibaia (GEO)
W 12–11
Rajae Akermach Women's +65 kg  Wongsuwan (THA)
W 28–4 		 Truesdale (GBR)
L 9–30 		Bye —  Rasic (SRB)
W 12–0 		 Menezes (BRA)
W 24–15 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wheelchair tennis

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Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Morocco entered one players into the Paralympics by virtue of the gold medal results at the 2023 African Para Games in Accra, Ghana.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Lhaj Boukartacha Men's singles  Ding (CHN)
 
Said Himam  Ward (GBR)
 
Lhaj Boukartacha
Said Himam 		Men's doubles —  Bartram /
Ward (GBR)
 
Najwa Awane Women's singles —  Zikri (ISR)
 
Samira Benichi —  Chasteau (FRA)
 
Najwa Awane
Samira Benichi 		Women's doubles —  Guo /
Wang (CHN)
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Blind Soccer: Morocco Defeat Mali, Win AFCON". Mario Radar. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Football 5-a-side – Team Morocco". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Olympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Morocco wins three licences for Paris 2024 Paralympics through African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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