Najat El Garaa
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Birth name | Najat El Garaa | |||||||||||||||
Years active | 2006–2012 (Track and field F40) | |||||||||||||||
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Najat El Garaa, (Arabic: نجاة إل جراء), is a Paralympian athlete from Morocco competing mainly in category F40 discus throw events.
Biography
El Garaa competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a bronze medal in the women's F40 discus throw event.
She later competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London where she won a gold medal in the women's F40 discus throw event. El Garaa made a new World record 32.37 metres.
El Garaa was declared Moroccan sportswoman of the year in 2012 and also took Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Creative Sports Award.[1]
References
- ↑ Najat El Garaa receives Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Creative Sports Award, January 2013, Moroccan World News
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