10 Regional Female Athletes Who Made History at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
From record breaking wins to personal bests, Bazaar Arabia looks back at all the women in the spotlight at the recent games
Having recently wrapped up, the Paris 2024 Paralympics games marked a historical chapter for female athletes from the Middle East, giving them the opportunity to showcase their talents, break records and set personal bests across a multitude of sporting events. Here, Bazaar Arabia looks back at a few of their most memorable moments throughout the past few weeks.
5 Regional Female Athletes Who Won at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
Najlah Al-Dayyeni
19-year-old Najlah made history by being the first female Paralympic Gold winner for Iraq in a para-table tennis event.
Raoua Tlili
The Tunisian athlete who competed in shot put and discus is, undoubtedly, trailblazer for women in athletics around the world as she secured not one, but two gold medals for Tunisia. Bravo Raoua!
Nassima Saifi
Nassima Saifi is an Algerian athlete specialising in shot put and discus throw who advanced to the finals of both events. The 35-year-old athlete delivered an impressive performance, winning a gold medal in discus throw and a bronze in women’s shot put.
Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi
Moroccan Paralympic runner Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi took the Paris 2024 Paralympics by storm, setting an astonishing world record in running with a time of 2:48:36 in the T12 Marathon. She claimed gold and a historical win for Morocco as spectators witnessed her sensational triumph.
Safia Djelal
The 41-year-old Algerian shot put athlete made history with a new Paralympic record at the Women’s Shotput F57 event, with an 11.56 mark – securing gold for Algeria.
Maroua Ibrahmi
The Tunisian athlete specialising in club throwing and left quite the mark at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with an extraordinary win, setting a new world record with a 29 mark and taking home gold.
Plus five other notable mentions…
Meryem En-Nouhri
In the competitive T12 marathon, the Moroccan runner secured another medal for her country, winning silver after finishing second.
Youssra Karim
Another Moroccan athlete who dazzled was shot put and discus player Youssra Karim who won silver medal in the discus throw event.
Rajae Akermach
The Moroccan athlete brought home a bronze medal in para-taekwondo.
Raja Jebali
Adding to the multiple medals won by team Tunisia this athlete, who competes in shot put, won a bronze medal for Tunisia.
Lynda Hamri
The Algerian athlete competed in the long jump event, winning a bronze medal for her country.
Saida Amoudi
The Moroccan Paralympic athlete took home a bronze medal in women’s shot put.
