Morocco at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
| Morocco at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Morocco | |
| IPC code | MAR |
| NPC | Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08) | |
| Competitors | 28 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Najwa Awane Hicham Lamlas |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Morocco are competing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Competitors
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
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 | |
| Aymane El Haddaoui | Men's 100 m T47 | 10.69 | 1 Q | 10.78 |  |
| Ayoub Sadni | DSQ | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 5000 m T13 | — | ||||
| Women's 1500 m T13 | — | ||||
- Field events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Shot put F33 | |||
| Shot put F34 | |||
| Abdelillah Gani | Shot put F53 | 9.22 AR |  |
| Javelin throw F64 | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Shot put F34 | |||
| Oumaima Oubraym | Club throw F32 | 18.82 | 11 |
| Youssra Karim | Women's shot put F41 | 8.77 | 5 |
| Hayat El Garaa | 8.32 | 7 | |
| Discus throw F41 | |||
| Norelhouda El Kaoui | Women's discus throw F55 | 23.42 | 5 |
Blind football
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 | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Morocco men's | Men's tournament |  Argentina |  Japan |  Colombia | ||||
- 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 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi finals |
| 2 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th–8th place match |
Source: Paris 2024
| Morocco | v | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: François Carcouët (France)
| Japan | v | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Colombia | v | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Cycling
Morocco sent one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[3]
Taekwondo
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) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
Wheelchair tennis
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
References
- ^ "Blind Soccer: Morocco Defeat Mali, Win AFCON". Mario Radar. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Football 5-a-side – Team Morocco". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Olympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Morocco wins three licences for Paris 2024 Paralympics through African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
