| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Tunisia |
| Born | January 10, 1988 Gabes, Tunisia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability | Visual impairment |
| Disability class | B3 |
| Coached by | Abdalah Machraoui |
Medal record | |
Najah Chouaya (born January 10, 1988) is a Tunisian runner and Paralympic athlete. She won a silver medal for Tunisia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the Women's 1500 metres - T13.
Chouaya was born on January 10, 1988, in Gabes, Tunisia, with congenital blindness. [1]
At the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen, Chouaya participated in three events. On September 4, she competed the 200 metres in 27.12 seconds, [2] placing sixth. [1] On September 6, she came fourth [1] in the 100 metres with a time of 13.42 seconds. [2] Her final event was the 400 metre-race on September 8, where she placed eighth [1] with a time of 59.92 seconds. [2]
On September 10, 2016, Chouaya participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro as one of thirty-one athletes competing for Tunisia. [3] She came second in the Women's 1500 metres - T13 event, winning the silver medal with a time of 4:30.52. Chouaya was second to fellow Tunisian athlete Soumaya Bousaid, who won gold. [4] [5]
On July 14, 2017, Chouaya competed at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London in the Women's 1500 metres - T13. [6] She won bronze with a time of 4:46.16, a season's best for her. [7] She came behind Bousaid in second and Sanaa Benhama in first. [8]
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