Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | TUN |
NPC | Tunisian Paralympic Committee |
in Tokyo, Japan August 24, 2021 – September 5, 2021 | |
Competitors | 25 in 3 sports |
Flag bearers | Raoua Tlili Walid Ktila |
Medals |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Tunisia competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September, 2021.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Raoua Tlili | Athletics | Women's shot put F41 | 27 August |
Gold | Walid Ktila | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T34 | 30 August |
Gold | Raoua Tlili | Athletics | Women's discus throw F41 | 1 September |
Gold | Walid Ktila | Athletics | Men's 800 metres T34 | 4 September |
Silver | Ahmed Ben Moslah | Athletics | Men's shot put F37 | 27 August |
Silver | Rouay Jebabli | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres T13 | 31 August |
Silver | Yassine Guenichi | Athletics | Men's shot put F36 | 31 August |
Silver | Mohamed Farhat Chida | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T38 | 31 August |
Silver | Rima Abdelli | Athletics | Women's shot put F40 | 4 September |
Bronze | Somaya Bousaid | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres T13 | 28 August |
Bronze | Rouay Jebabli | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T12 | 2 September |
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: [1]
# | Sport | Men | Women | Total | Events |
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1 | Athletics | 10 | 13 | 23 | 34 |
2 | Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 12 | 13 | 25 | 36 |
23 people in 34 events such as Rima Abdelli, Walid Ktila, Mohamed Farhat Chida, Yassine Gharbi, Sonia Mansour, Raoua Tlili and Hania Aidi are among the athletes to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [2]
One male competitor has been selected to compete in the Paralympics after winning in the African Para Table Tennis Championships in Alexandria. This will be the first time that Tunisia will be competing in table tennis at the Games. [3] [4]
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | ||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Karim Gharsallah | Men's singles C11 | Lucas Creange (FRA)L 0-3 | Eduardo Martinez Cuesta (ESP)L 0-3 | 9 |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Fathi Zwoukhi | Men's PTWC | 1:05:44 | 8 |
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