Personal information | |
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Nationality | Moroccan |
Born | [1] | 18 September 1987
Sport | |
Sport | Para-athletics |
Disability class | F53 |
Event | shot put |
Medal record |
Abdelillah Gani (born 18 September 1987) is a Moroccan para-athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Morocco at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Gani represented Morocco at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. [1] This was the first time Morocco qualified for the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. [2]
Gani represented Morocco at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the shot put F53 event, with a throw of 8.79 metres. [3] [4]
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the shot put F53 event with a throw of 9.22 metres. Giga Ochkhikidze originally won gold, however, after an appeal of the national delegation against a false attempt, Gani was upgraded to gold. [5] Ochkhikidze's gold medal was later reinstated following another appeal. [6]