Fouzia El Kassioui Explained

Fouzia El Kassioui (born 1 January 1992) is a Moroccan Paralympic athlete.^[1]

Biography

At the age of 10, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and cerebral palsy. In 2017, she joined the Benslimane Al-Ahd Al-Jadid Association and began training in shot put.^[2]

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F33 event.^{[3] [4]}

She won the silver medal in the women's shot put F33 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[5] She also competed in the women's javelin throw F34 event.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fouzia El Kassioui. 3 September 2021. Paralympic.org.
2. Web site: 27 July 2022. How Moroccan Paralympian Kassioui beat cerebral palsy and society. Bakbach. Soulaimane. 27 July 2022. Al Jazeera.
3. News: Kornobys and Cinnamo claim shot put gold as World Para Athletics Championships conclude. O'Kane. Patrick. 15 November 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 December 2019.
4. Web site: Women's shot put F33. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200823221757/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resATDU19/pdf/ATDU19/AT/ATDU19_AT_C73S_ATWS33100.pdf. 23 August 2020. 23 August 2020. 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.
5. News: Berkeley. Geoff. 2 September 2021. Switzerland enjoy magical night on the track as Hug completes Tokyo 2020 hat-trick. InsideTheGames.biz. 2 September 2021.