Fouzia El Kassioui

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Fouzia El Kassioui
Personal information
Born (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 31)
Benslimane, Morocco
Sport
CountryMorocco
Sport Para-athletics
Disability class F33
Event(s) Shot put
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Shot put F33
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Dubai Shot put F33

Fouzia El Kassioui (born 1 January 1992) is a Moroccan Paralympic athlete. [1]

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Biography

At the age of 10, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and cerebral palsy. In 2017, she joined the Benslimane Al-Ahd Al-Jadid Association and began training in shot put. [2]

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F33 event. [3] [4]

She won the silver medal in the women's shot put F33 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [5] She also competed in the women's javelin throw F34 event.

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References

  1. "Fouzia El Kassioui". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. Bakbach, Soulaimane (27 July 2022). "How Moroccan Paralympian Kassioui beat cerebral palsy and society". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. O'Kane, Patrick (15 November 2019). "Kornobys and Cinnamo claim shot put gold as World Para Athletics Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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