| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Born | 18 September 1987 [1] |
| 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]
Husam Azzam is a Palestinian para athlete who competes in shot put. He has represented Palestine at five Paralympic Games, in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, and 2020.
Morocco made its Paralympic Games début at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul. It was represented by an all-male team, with five competitors in athletics, three in swimming, and a wheelchair basketball team. Abdeljalal Biare won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle in swimming - Morocco's sole medal of the 1988 Games.
Rheed McCracken is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor. He named the 2012 Junior Athlete of the Year as part of the Australian Paralympian of the Year Awards. He represented Australia at the 2012 London Paralympics, 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, where he won three silver and two bronze medals. He will be competing at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, his fourth Games.
The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, from 94 different countries. The event was held in the Stade du Rhône located at the Parc de Parilly in Vénissieux, in Lyon Metropolis.
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Fatema Nedham is a Paralympic athlete from Bahrain. She is the first female Paralympic athlete to win a medal at the Summer Paralympics for Bahrain. She represented the country at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the gold medal in the women's shot put F53 event with a throw of 4.76 metres. She was also the flag bearer for her country during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
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Kanchan Lakhani is an Indian para athlete from Faridabad, Haryana. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris. She will compete in the women's discus throw F53 category at the Paralympics. She is ranked 3rd in the World Para Athletics Rankings 2024 in the F53 javelin throw for women. She is also ranked World 7th in discus throw.
The Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F53 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 1 September 2024.
Giga Ochkhikidze is a Georgian para-athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Georgia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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