Morocco at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Morocco at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code MAR
NPC Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 26 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Azeddine Nouiri[1]
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold Silver Bronze Total
3 2 2 7
Summer Paralympics appearances

Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[2][3] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[4]

Medalists

Morocco's medal haul was more than the total earned by Morocco's 2016 Olympic team who came away with one bronze medal, earned in men's football. They finished thirty third overall on the medal table.

The following Moroccan competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Chentouf, El AminEl Amin Chentouf Athletics Men's marathon - T13 11 September
 Gold Amguoun, MohamedMohamed Amguoun Athletics Men's 400m - T13 15 September
 Gold Nouiri, AzeddineAzeddine Nouiri Athletics Men's shot put - T34 15 September
 Silver Afri, MahdiMahdi Afri Athletics Men's 400m - T12 9 September
 Silver Chentouf, El AminEl Amin Chentouf Athletics Men's 5000m - T13 15 September
 Bronze Afri, MahdiMahdi Afri Athletics Men's 200m - T12 17 September
 Bronze Lahna, MohamedMohamed Lahna Paratriathlon Men's PT2 10 September

Athletics

Men
Track
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mahdi Afri 200 m T12 22.69 Q 22.58 PB Q 22.57 PB 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
400 m T12 49.32 PB Q 49.34 Q 49.00 PB 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Hafid Aharak 1500 m T37 N/A 4:20.43 PB 4
Mohamed Amguoun 400 m T13 N/A 48.82 Q 47.15 WR 1st, gold medalist(s)
Youssef Benibrahim 1500 m T13 N/A 3:56.80 8
5000 m T13 N/A 15:06.53 6
El Amin Chentouf 5000 m T13 N/A 14:21.04 PB 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Marathon T13 N/A 2:32:17 SB 1st, gold medalist(s)
Abdelhadi El Harti Marathon T46 N/A DNF
Abdelillah Mame 1500 m T13 N/A 4:08.93 13
Field
Athlete Events Result Rank
Azeddine Nouiri Shot put F34 11.28 RR 1st, gold medalist(s)
Javelin throw F34 27.70 7
Youssef Ouaddali Shot Put F32 7.56 8
Women
Track
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sanaa Benhama 100 m T13 12.53 q N/A 12.49 7
400 m T13 N/A 58.40 SB 5
Field
Athlete Events Result Rank
Saida Amoudi Shot put F34 7.52 4
Javelin throw F34 14.24 8
Youssra Karim Shot Put F41 8.16 4
Hasnaa Moubal Shot put F40 6.16 7
Discus throw F40 17.10 12
Hayat el Garaa Shot put F41 6.97 7
Discus throw F41 25.72 PB 5

5-a-side football

Morocco qualified for the Paralympics after finishing second at the 2015 IBSA Blind Football African Championships in Douala, Cameroon. In the first round of group play, Morocco beat Egypt 3 - 0. The second round saw Morocco beat Senegal 3 - 0. This qualified them through first in their group, where they met Mali in the semi-final. They won that game 1 - 0. Morocco then met hosts Cameroon in the final, which Morocco won 2 - 0. [5][6]

The following is the Morocco squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[7]

0#0 Pos. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 GK Bara, SamirSamir Bara Sighted (1984-06-30)30 June 1984 (aged 32)
3 DF Driouch, OthmaneOthmane Driouch B1 (1994-01-08)8 January 1994 (aged 22)
4 DF Berka, ImadImad Berka B1 (1986-01-30)30 January 1986 (aged 30)
5 DF El Makkaoui, HassanHassan El Makkaoui B1 (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 35)
6 MF Elazouzi, AhmedAhmed Elazouzi B1 (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 27)
7 DF Ghilli, HoussamHoussam Ghilli B1 (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 22)
8 FW Snisla, ZouhairZouhair Snisla B1 (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 17)
9 FW Hattab, AbderrazakAbderrazak Hattab B1 (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 25)
10 MF Daoudi, MhammedMhammed Daoudi B1 (1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 33)
12 GK Serrakh, AyoubAyoub Serrakh Sighted (1987-01-17)17 January 1987 (aged 29)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Semi finals
2 Iran 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3 Turkey 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2 5th–6th place match
4 Morocco 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1 7th–8th place match
Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Host.

9 September 2016
9:00

Brazil  3–1 Morocco
  • Ricardinho  31'
  • Jefinho  36'
  • Nonato  36'
 Report Hattab  13'
Olympic Tennis Centre, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,569
Referee: Mariano Travaglino (Argentina)

11 September 2016
9:00

Morocco  0–2 Iran
Report
  • Rajabpour  13'
  • Zadaliasghari  14'
Olympic Tennis Centre, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,374
Referee: Mariano Travaglino (Argentina)

13 September 2016
16:00

Morocco  1–1 Turkey
Snisla  27' Report Öcal  25'
Olympic Tennis Centre, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 1,933
Referee: Germi Guimaraes (Brazil)
7th–8th place match

15 September 2016
09:00

Morocco  0–2 Mexico
Report
  • Lanzagorta  42'
  • De la Cruz  49'
Olympic Tennis Centre, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 971
Referee: Christian Jung (Germany)

Paratriathlon

Athlete Event Swim Trans 1 Bike Trans 2 Run Total time Rank
Mohamed Lahna Men's PT2 11:34 1:32 36.55 0.58 21.36 1:12.35 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Powerlifting

Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
Naima Elyousri Women's −67 kg NMR

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016.
  2. ↑ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Blind Football Qualifying" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "IBSA Blind FOOTBALL African CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 DOUALA, CAMEROON" (PDF). International Blind Sports Association. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Men's Football 5-a-side – Team Rosters – Morocco". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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