| Morocco at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | MAR |
| NPC | Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 38 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Najwa Awane Hicham Lamlas |
| Medals Ranked 31st |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Morocco competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Blind football | 10 | — | 10 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Powerlifting | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 24 | 14 | 38 |
Moroccan track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Abdeslam Hili | Men's 400 metres T12 | DSQ | Did not advance | ||
| Mouncef Bouja | Men's 100 metres T12 | 11.14 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 400 metres T12 | 48.98 | 1 Q | 48.62 |  | |
| Aymane El Haddaoui | Men's 400 metres T47 | 47.15 | 1 Q | 46.65 | |
| Men's 100 m T47 | 10.69 | 1 Q | 10.78 |  | |
| Ayoub Sadni | DSQ | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 400 metres T47 | 46.98 | 1 Q | 47.16 |  | |
| El Amin Chentouf | Men's Marathon T12 | — | 2:24:35 | | |
| Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi | Women's 1500 m T13 | — | 4:22.98 | | |
| Women's Marathon T12 | — | 2:48:36 | | ||
| Meryem En-Nourhi | — | 2:58:18 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Zakariae Derhem | Shot put F33 | 11.26 | |
| Azedine Nouiri | Shot put F34 | 11.70 AR | |
| Abdelillah Gani | Shot put F53 | 9.22 | |
| Azedine Nouiri | Javelin throw F34 | 30.30 | 7 |
| Zakariae Ez Zouhri | Javelin throw F64 | 58.58 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Fouzia El Kassioui | Shot put F33 | 7.16 SB | 5 |
| Saida Amoudi | Shot put F34 | 7.80 SB | |
| Oumaima Oubraym | Club throw F32 | 18.82 | 11 |
| Youssra Karim | Women's shot put F41 | 8.77 | 5 |
| Hayat El Garaa | 8.32 | 7 | |
| Youssra Karim | Discus throw F41 | 36.46 | |
| Hayat El Garaa | 29.74 | 4 | |
| Norelhouda El Kaoui | Women's discus throw F55 | 23.42 | 5 |
| Fouzia El Kassioui | Women's javelin throw F34 | 15.98 PR | 7 |
| Saida Amoudi | 14.73 | 10 | |
The Moroccan men's blind football team qualified for the paralympic games after winning the 2022 African Championships held in Bouznika. [1]
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Morocco men's | Men's tournament |  Argentina D 0–0 |  Japan W 1–0 |  Colombia L 0–1 | 3 | — |  China L 0–1 | 6 |
Coach: Driss El Mountaqi
The following is the Morocco squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Samir Bara | Sighted | 29 June 1984 (aged 40) |
| 3 | DF | Houssam Ghilli | B1 | 9 September 1993 (aged 30) |
| 4 | DF | Said El-Mselek | B1 | 14 October 2000 (aged 23) |
| 5 | DF | Hicham Lamlas | B1 | 1 September 1991 (aged 32) |
| 6 | DF | Elhabib Ait Bajja | B1 | 24 February 1998 (aged 26) |
| 7 | FW | Ayoub Hadimi | B1 | 31 December 1998 (aged 25) |
| 8 | MF | Mohamed El Hamouchi | B1 | 18 February 2003 (aged 21) |
| 9 | FW | Zouhair Snisla | B1 | 24 January 1999 (aged 25) |
| 10 | FW | Abderrazak Hattab | B1 | 11 July 1991 (aged 33) |
| 12 | GK | Khalid Kermadi | Sighted | 27 June 1982 (aged 42) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Fifth place match |
| 4 |  Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Seventh place match |
Morocco sent one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haytam El Amraouy | Men's road race C1-3 | 2:08:15 | 24 |
| Men's time trial C1 | 23:36.52 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Wafae El Azzab | Women's 45 kg | 120 | — | 100 | 5 | ||
| Najat El Garraa | Women's 61 kg | 100 | 124 | — | 124 | 4 | |
Morocco entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Ayoub Adouich, Rachid Ismaili, and Rajae Akermach, qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of their gold medal results in their respective classes, through the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. [4]
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ayoub Adouich | Men's –63 kg |  Tokhirov (UZB)W 17–15 |  Bossolo (ITA)L 4-17 | — |  Encarnacion (DOM)W 19–13 |  Torquato (BRA)WWD | | |
| Rachid Ismaili | Men's –80 kg |  Dombayev (KAZ)W 7-12 | Did not advance | |||||
| Naoual Laarif | Women's –47 kg |  Chachibaia (GEO)W 12–11 |  Romero (MEX)W DSQ |  Carranza (PER)L Withdraw | — |  Khudadadi (RPT)L Withdraw | 5 | |
| Rajae Akermach | Women's +65 kg |  Wongsuwan (THA)W 28–4 |  Truesdale (GBR)L 9–30 | — |  Rasic (SRB)W 12–0 | Menezes (BRA) W 24–15 | | |
Morocco entered one players into the Paralympics by virtue of the gold medal results at the 2023 African Para Games in Accra, Ghana.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Lhaj Boukartacha | Men's singles |  Ding (CHN)L 1-6, 6-2, 4-6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Said Himam | Ward (GBR) L 3-6, 6-7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Lhaj Boukartacha Said Himam | Men's doubles | — | Bartram / Ward (GBR) L 3-6, 6-3, 5-10 | Did not advance | |||
| Najwa Awane | Women's singles | — |  Zikri (ISR)L 3-6, 2-6 | Did not advance | |||
| Samira Benichi | — |  Chasteau (FRA)L 0-6, 1-6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Najwa Awane Samira Benichi | Women's doubles | — | Guo / Wang (CHN) L 1-6,1-6 | Did not advance | |||
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Argentina competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
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