Who Are The Saudi Athletes Competing in the Paris 2024 Paralympics?
From dressage to weightlifting, KSA is sending nine athletes to the games this summer…
The Paris 2024 Olympic games wrapped up just a few weeks ago, making way for the Summer Paralympics to officially begin. Founded in 1960 as the The Stoke Mandeville Games in Rome, the muilti-day international sporting event is for athletes with disabilities and takes place in the same city as the Olympics – meaning this year regional Paralympic competitors will be competing in the French capital.
Saudi Arabia will be sending nine athletes to the games, competing across a number of different events in athletics, weightlifting, taekwondo, table tennis, and dressage. HRH Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud, KSA’s ambassador to the United States, shared a touching Instagram post in support of Saudi’s competitors.
“I’m absolutely thrilled to see @TeamSaudi announcing their participation in the 17th Summer Paralympic Games in Paris with 9 incredible athletes!” she wrote in the caption. “We are all cheering for you, go and make us proud.”
Ahead of the games, which are set to start today and finish on September 8th, Bazaar Arabia shares a full list of all the KSA athletes competing in the the Paris 2024 Paralympics Games.
Who are the Saudi Athletes at the Paris 2024 Paralympics Games?
Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi
Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi is a wheelchair racer with an impressive list of accolades and is preparing to return for more. He has a trailblazing history, winning the first Paralympic medal for the KSA at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo back in 2020. Last year, he received the prestigious title of Best Paralympic Athlete from the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
Noor Al-Sana’a
Noor Al-Sana’a is a runner who has been passionate about sports for decades and gained international acclaim by finishing first at the World Championships in Dubai in 2019. He’s bringing his passion and skill to the 2024 Paralympic Games, where he is representing the KSA in the para-athletics running event.
Sarah Al-Jumaa
Making history, Sarah Al-Jumaa is one of the first Saudi female Para athletes, specialising in shot put . She’s taken the international stage at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, World Para Athletics Championships, and Asian Para Games. Sarah is stepping into the 2024 Paralympic Games with the determination to win a medal in the women’s shot put event.
Hassan Dawshi
Hassan Dawshi specialises in long jump, previously representing the KSA in the event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. He returns to the Paris games in 2024.
Ali Alnakhli
Ali Alnakhli, a runner for Team Saudi, has been shining a spotlight on the KSA internationally through competing in the 2020 Paralympic Games, Asian Para Games, and appearing twice in the World Championships. His impressive appearances continue at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, where he joins Team Saudi, hoping to make history in the para-athletics event.
Ghaliah Alanazi
Ghaliah Alanazi, a table tennis player, will be competing at the Para Table Tennis event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The young Paralympian has been active in international competitions , most recently participating in the 2024 ITTF Egypt Para Open.
Eyad Abdullah Al Turayk
Talent and hard work have taken Eyad Abdullah Al Turayk, a practitioner of Taekwondo, to global sporting competitions, at the Asian Para Games and World Championships.
Ahmed Sharbatly
Ahmed Sharbatly, an equestrian, broke boundaries by being the first dressage rider to represent Saudi Arabia at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. He has years of experience with riding, beginning from early childhood and starting para equestrian dressage in 2013.
Adnan Noor Saeed
This 20-year-old athlete is makings waves in the para power lifting world, representing KSA at the games.
Images courtesy of Instagram/@rbsalsaud
