Morocco competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September 2021. Morocco hosted the first African Para Games in January 2020 which acted as a games qualifier in some sports.[citation needed]
| Morocco at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | MAR |
| NPC | Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled |
| in Tokyo August 25, 2021 – September 6, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 37 in 6 sports |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Abdeslam Hili | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T12 | 2 September |
| Gold |
Zakariae Derhem | Athletics | Men's shot put F33 | 4 September |
| Gold |
Ayoub Sadni | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T47 | 4 September |
| Gold |
El Amin Chentouf | Athletics | Men's marathon - T12 | 5 September |
 Silver |
Youssra Karim | Athletics | Women's discus throw F41 | 1 September |
| Silver |
Mohamed Amguoun | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T13 | 2 September |
| Silver |
Fouzia El Kassioui | Athletics | Women's shot put F33 | 2 September |
| Silver |
Azeddine Nouiri | Athletics | Men's shot put F34 | 4 September |
 Bronze |
Saida Amoudi | Athletics | Women's shot put F54 | 31 August |
| Bronze |
Hayat El Garaa | Athletics | Women's discus throw F41 | 1 September |
| Bronze |
Morocco men's national football 5-a-side team |
Football 5-a-side | Men's tournament | 4 September |
Medals by sport
edit| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | 
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Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Football 5-a-side | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Medals by date
edit| Medals by date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date |
|
|
|
Total |
| 1 | 25 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 26 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 27 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 28 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 29 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 30 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 31 Aug | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 Sept | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 Sept | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 Sept | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 Sept | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 Sept | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
Medals by gender
edit| Medals by gender(Comparison graphs) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
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Total | Percentage |
| Female | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36.4% |
| Male | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 63.6% |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 100% |
Competitors
editSource:[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 10 | 7 | 18 |
| Football 5-a-side | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Powerlifting | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 23 | 13 | 36 |
Athletics
editTwelve Moroccan athletes have automatically qualified in athletics in the World Para Athletics Marathon Championships[2]
- Men's track
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Mahdi Afri | Men's 400m T12 | 48.53 q SB | 2 | 48.93 | 4 | |
| El Amin Chentouf | Men's marathon T12 | — | 2:21:43 GR |
| ||
| Abdelhadi El Harti | Men's marathon T46 | — | DNF | |||
| Abdeslam Hili | Men's 400m T12 | 48.78 Q SB | 1 | 47.59 WR |
| |
| Ayoub Sadni | Men's 400m T47 | 47.82 Q, PB | 1 | 47.38 WR |
| |
- Women's track
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Meryem An-Nourhi | Women's marathon T12 | — | ||||
| Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi | Women's 1500m T13 | 4:51.99 SB | 1 | DNF | ||
- Women's field
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | ||
| Saida Amoudi | Women's shot put F34 | |||
| Hayat El Garaa | Women's discus throw F41 | |||
| Fouzia El Kassioui | Women's shot put F33 | |||
| Youssra Karim | Women's discus throw F41 | |||
| Women's shot put F41 | ||||
Cycling
editFootball 5-a-side
edit| 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 L 1–2
|
 Thailand W 2–0
|
 Spain D 1–1
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2 |  Brazil L 0–1
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 China W 4–0
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Morocco have qualified after winning the 2019 Africa Regional Championships held in Enugu, Nigeria.[3] The following is the Morocco squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Samir Bara | Sighted | 30 June 1984 (aged 37) |
| 3 | DF | Houssam Ghilli | B1 | 10 September 1993 (aged 27) |
| 4 | DF | Kamal Boughlam | B1 | 5 December 1999 (aged 21) |
| 5 | DF | Imad Berka | B1 | 30 January 1986 (aged 35) |
| 6 | Said El-Mselek | B1 | 15 October 1999 (aged 21) | |
| 7 | Ayoub Hadimi | B1 | 1 January 1999 (aged 22) | |
| 8 | Elhabib Ait Bajja | B1 | 6 March 1983 (aged 38) | |
| 9 | FW | Zouhair Snisla | B1 | 25 January 1999 (aged 22) |
| 10 | FW | Abderrazak Hattab | B1 | 12 July 1991 (aged 30) |
| 12 | GK | Abdellali Ait Al-Hakem | Sighted | 15 November 1993 (aged 27) |
- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Semi finals |
| 2 |  Morocco
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Spain
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Thailand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 7th–8th place match |
Source: TOCOG
- Semi-finals
- Bronze medal match
Powerlifting
editTaekwondo
editMorocco qualified three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Two of them qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, while the other qualified by finishing top six in world ranking.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Rachid Ismaili Alaoui | Men's +75 kg | |||||
| Soukaina Es-Sabbar | Women's –49 kg | |||||
| Fajar Akermach | Women's +58 kg | |||||
Tennis
editMorocco qualified two player entries for wheelchair tennis. Both qualified under the bipartite commission invitation allocation quota.
| 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 | Medeiros (BRA) W 7–5, 6–1 |
 Houdet (FRA)L 0–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Najwa Awane | Women's singles | — |  Tanaka (JPN)L 1–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NPC Entries - Team Morocco | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Archived from the original on 2021-08-27.
- ^ "World marathon titles at stake in London". International Paralympic Committee. 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Morocco retains African title and qualified for Tokyo 2020". ibsasport.org. International Blind Sports Federation. 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Football 5-a-side – Team Morocco". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.