| Morocco at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
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| 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 |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
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]
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, medalists' names are in bold.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | El Amin Chentouf | Athletics | Men's marathon - T13 | 11 September |
| Gold | Mohamed Amguoun | Athletics | Men's 400m - T13 | 15 September |
| Gold | Azeddine Nouiri | Athletics | Men's shot put - T34 | 15 September |
 Silver | Mahdi Afri | Athletics | Men's 400m - T12 | 9 September |
| Silver | El Amin Chentouf | Athletics | Men's 5000m - T13 | 15 September |
 Bronze | Mahdi Afri | Athletics | Men's 200m - T12 | 17 September |
| Bronze | Mohamed Lahna | Paratriathlon | Men's PT2 | 10 September |
| 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 | |
| 400 m T12 | 49.32 PB | Q | 49.34 | Q | 49.00 PB | | |
| Hafid Aharak | 1500 m T37 | — | 4:20.43 PB | 4 | |||
| Mohamed Amguoun | 400 m T13 | — | 48.82 | Q | 47.15 WR | | |
| Youssef Benibrahim | 1500 m T13 | — | 3:56.80 | 8 | |||
| 5000 m T13 | — | 15:06.53 | 6 | ||||
| El Amin Chentouf | 5000 m T13 | — | 14:21.04 PB | | |||
| Marathon T13 | — | 2:32:17 SB | | ||||
| Abdelhadi El Harti | Marathon T46 | — | DNF | ||||
| Abdelillah Mame | 1500 m T13 | — | 4:08.93 | 13 | |||
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azeddine Nouiri | Shot put F34 | 11.28 RR | |
| Javelin throw F34 | 27.70 | 7 | |
| Youssef Ouaddali | Shot Put F32 | 7.56 | 8 |
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sanaa Benhama | 100 m T13 | 12.53 | q | — | 12.49 | 7 | |
| 400 m T13 | — | 58.40 SB | 5 | ||||
| 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 |
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]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Samir Bara | Sighted | 30 June 1984 (aged 32) |
| 3 | DF | Othmane Driouch | B1 | 8 January 1994 (aged 22) |
| 4 | DF | Imad Berka | B1 | 30 January 1986 (aged 30) |
| 5 | DF | Hassan El Makkaoui | B1 | 1 January 1981 (aged 35) |
| 6 | MF | Ahmed Elazouzi | B1 | 1 August 1989 (aged 27) |
| 7 | DF | Houssam Ghilli | B1 | 10 September 1993 (aged 22) |
| 8 | FW | Zouhair Snisla | B1 | 25 January 1999 (aged 17) |
| 9 | FW | Abderrazak Hattab | B1 | 12 July 1991 (aged 25) |
| 10 | MF | Mhammed Daoudi | B1 | 6 March 1983 (aged 33) |
| 12 | GK | Ayoub Serrakh | Sighted | 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 |
| Morocco | 0–2 | Iran |
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| Report |
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| Morocco | 0–2 |  Mexico |
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| Report |
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| 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 | |
| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naima Elyousri | Women's −67 kg | NMR |
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Turkey competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Brazil competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. Brazil was the next host of the Summer Paralympics, holding the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. A Brazilian segment was performed in Closing Ceremony.
Canada competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Sweden is competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They won ten medals; one gold, four silver and five bronze.
Lithuania competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. They won three medals, two golds and one silver.
Football 5-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Rio at the Olympic Tennis Centre, from 9 to 17 September. Football 5-a-side was played by athletes with visual impairment, with a ball with a noise making device inside.
Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
China has qualified to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports China competed in include blind football, archery, boccia, cycling, goalball, judo, paracanoeing, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
Japan competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in cycling, goalball, judo, sailing, and wheelchair basketball.
Brazil competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, as host country, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Turkey has qualified send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports the country qualified to compete in include 5-a-side football, archery, goalball and wheelchair basketball.
Spain competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Algeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Argentina competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.
Hungary competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Mexico participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The country sent a 71-member delegation to the Games.
Israel competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. They are scheduled to compete in sailing, cycling, shooting, and rowing.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Blind sports in Cameroon include goalball, torball, athletics, African wrestling, judo and 5-a-side football. Blind sports first began in the 2000s, with Cameroon participating in national and international competitions, and hosting workshops. In 2010, a new law was passed to try to increase enforcement of making buildings handicap accessible.
