The Moroccan Para-athlete Saida Amoudi claimed the bronze medal in the F34 women’s shot put competition on Tuesday at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, staged at France’s Stadium.
Amoudi obtained her second bronze medal in the discipline, building on her previous success at the Tokyo Paralympics.
The athlete made her best throw of the season with 7.80 meters in her final attempt. China’s Lijuan Zou led the competition with a throw of 9.14 meters, followed by Poland’s Lucyna Kornobys, who claimed silver for a result of 8.33 meters.
Amoudi’s bronze medal brings the kingdom’s medal tally at the games to six.
Morocco now holds the 53rd in the medal table. Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi and Abdelillah Gani won silver medals in the 1500m (T13) and shot put (F53), respectively. Aymane El Haddaoui also earned silver in the 100m (T47), while Ayoub Adouich and Rajae Akermach received bronze in para-taekwondo (K44).