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| Full name | Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 August 1994 Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cataracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 metres 5000 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ouhdadi qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after achieving the minimal qualification mark in the 5000m T13 at a regional athletics championships in Girona. [2]
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