Morocco at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Morocco at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC code MAR
NPC Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
in London
Competitors 31 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Laila Elgaraa
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
3
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Paralympics appearances

Morocco competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.[1]

Background

Sarsah Jolol was quoted by the BBC as saying of the 2012 Paralympics, "There is a stigma in the Arab world when discussing the plight of people with disability. In Morocco there is not the necessary infrastructure to support and accommodate the needs of people with disabilities. On the other hand in Europe, the disabled enjoy a life without discrimination with the forthcoming Paralympic Games being proof."[2]

Medalists

The following Moroccan competitors won medals at the Games.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldNajat El GaraaAthleticsWomen's discus F4031 August
 GoldEl Amin ChentoufAthleticsMen's 5000 m T123 September
 GoldAzeddine NouiriAthleticsMen's shot put F343 September
 BronzeMohamed AmguounAthleticsMen's 400 m T132 September
 BronzeAbdelillah MameAthleticsMen's 800 m T138 September
 BronzeNajat El GaraaAthleticsWomen's shot put F403 September

Athletics

Abdelillah Mame won a bronze medal for Morocco in the Men's 800m T13 event on September 6.[3]

Powerlifting

Women
Athlete Event Result Rank
Khadija Acem 67.5 kg 110.0 6
Fatima Bahji 60 kg 90.0 6
Malika Matar 40 kg 76.0 6

Volleyball

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Moroccan roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4]

№ Name Date of birth Position 2012 club
Rachid Benekri19 September 1974
2Abderrahim Aniss21 December 1976SEMorocco ASS Sale
3Hicham El Jamili11 June 1981Morocco ASWT Temara
4Khalid Dami10 May 1975Morocco CMSH Khouribga
5Abdelghani El Fitir8 February 1973Morocco CMSH Khouribga
6Mohammed Qouchairi21 November 1965Morocco ASS Sale
7Mohamed Souabi31 January 1978Morocco AAHS Agadir
8Youness Zaaboul8 June 1979Morocco ASWT Temara
9Hicham Aziani13 February 1982Morocco ASS Sale
10Rachid Abdelouafi12 April 1978LMorocco ASS Sale
11Karim Essaadi21 October 1983Morocco ASS Sale
12Khalid Chtaibi8 September 1971Morocco ASWT Temara
Group play
 
 Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Germany 8 4 0 12 3 4.000 340 266 1.278
2  Russia 7 3 1 11 5 2.200 356 275 1.295
3  Egypt 6 2 2 9 6 1.500 424 402 1.055
4  Great Britain 5 1 3 3 9 0.333 230 276 0.833
5  Morocco 4 0 4 0 12 0.000 157 300 0.523
30 August 2012
19:00
Egypt  3–0  Morocco
(25–10, 25–12, 25–22)
Report
ExCeL London, London
Referees: Xin Xia (CHN), Masoud Yazdanpanah (IRI)
31 August 2012
11:00
Germany  3 – 0  Morocco ExCeL London, London
Referee(s): France Marcoux (CAN), Jung Mal-Soon (KOR)
Report(s): Report
25
25
25
75		 Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Total		 11
10
9
30
2 September 2012
14:00
 Great Britain  3 – 0  Morocco ExCeL London, London
Referee(s): Sari Mannersuo (FIN), Stephen Giugni (AUS)
Report(s): Report
25
25
25
75		 Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Total		 20
19
12
51
4 September 2012
14:00
 Russia  3 – 0  Morocco ExCeL London, London
Referee(s): Adnan Kolos (BIH), Dimosthenis Kostopoulos (GRE)
Report(s): Report
25
25
25
75		 Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Total		 13
8
11
32
9th–10th place classification
7 September 2012
14:00
 Morocco  1 – 3  Rwanda ExCeL London, London
Referee(s): Dee Wauchope (GBR)
Report(s): Report
25
25
22
23
95		 Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Total		 20
27
25
25
97

Wheelchair tennis

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Lhaj Boukartacha Men's singles  Bedard (CAN)
W 7–5, 6–2		 Did not advance

References

  1. ↑ "Morocco - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Paralympics 2012: Views from around the world". BBC News. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Paralympics results". BBC Sport. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  4. ↑ Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Morocco, london2012.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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