Paralympic Games (Shot put/F34): Moroccan Azeddine Nouiri Wins Silver Medal

04 September 2021 Printable Version

Tokyo - Moroccan Azeddine Nouiri won, Saturday, the silver medal in the shot put event (class F34), as part of the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Nouiri achieved a throw of 11.55 m, best continental performance, behind the Jordanian Ahmed Hindi who broke the world record with a throw of 12.25 m. The Qatari Abdulrahman Abdulqadir Fiki completed the podium (11.36 m).

Morocco now has eight medals, after the gold of Abdeslam Hili, the silver of Fouzia El Kassioui, Yousra Karim, Mohamed Amguoun and Azeddine Nouiri, and the bronze of Hayat El Garaa, Saida Amoudi and the national blind foot team.