Morocco at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
| Morocco at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Morocco | |
| IPC code | MAR |
| NPC | |
| in Tokyo August 25, 2020 – September 6, 2020 | |
| Competitors | 37 in 6 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Morocco will be scheduled to compete in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September. Morocco will be hosting the first African Para Games in January 2020 which will act as a Games qualifier in some sports.[1]
Medalists[]
| 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 |
Football 5-a-side | Men's tournament | 4 September |
Medals by sport[]
| 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[]
| Medals by date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date |
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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[]
| 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[]
Source:[2]
| 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[]
Twelve Moroccan athletes have automatically qualified in athletics in the World Para Athletics Marathon Championships[3]
- 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 | N/A | 2:21:43 GR |
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| Men's marathon T46 | N/A | DNF | ||||
| Abdeslam Hili | Men's 400m T12 | 48.78 Q SB | 1 | 47.59 WR |
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| Ayoub Sadni | Men's 400m T47 | 47.82 Q, PB | 1 | 47.38 WR |
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- Women's track
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Women's marathon T12 | N/A | |||||
| 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[]
Football 5-a-side[]
Morocco have qualified after winning the 2019 Africa Regional Championships held in Enugu, Nigeria.[4]
- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Semi finals |
| 2 |  Morocco
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Spain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 |  Thailand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 7th–8th place match |
Source: TOCOG
- Semi-finals
- Bronze medal match
Powerlifting[]
Taekwondo[]
Morocco 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 | |||
| Men's +75 kg | ||||||
| Women's –49 kg | ||||||
| Women's +58 kg | ||||||
Tennis[]
Morocco 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 | ||
| Men's singles |  (BRA)W 7–5, 6–1 |
 Houdet (FRA)L 0–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Women's singles | N/A |  Tanaka (JPN)L 1-6, 2-6 |
Did not advance | |||||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Sports: towards African Paralympic Games in 2020 in Morocco". tellerreport.com. 1 January 2019.
- ^ https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-entries-morocco.htm
- ^ "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.
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