Tokyo Paralympic Games : 63 African athletes awarded

Despite the constraints linked to the COVID, notably the absence of an audience, Africa’s flag bearers at the Paralympic Games have offered remarkable performances during the various events. Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Nigeria have been the locomotives of the continent.

Algeria is the African country with the most medals with 12 medals, including 4 gold medals. Safia Djelal, a well-known athlete in the field of handisport, has not only won the gold medal but has also set a new world record of 11.29 m during the shot put event.

Tunisia has a total of 11 medals with 4 gold medals won by Raoua Tlili and Walid Ktla. Raoua has won the gold medal in the shot put and another gold medal in the discus throw. She has broken the world and Paralympic record in this category with her throw of 37.91 metres. As for Walid Ktila, he has retained his title of champion with his 2 gold medals obtained in athletics.

With a harvest of 11 medals, including 4 gold medals, Morocco seems to have achieved the greatest performance in its history. The country has finished in 30th place overall. Moroccan athlete Abdeslam Hili has won with a time of 47.59 seconds, beating the world record in the 400m of 47.79 seconds in athletics.

Nigeria has also won 4 gold medals for a total of 10 medals. Bose Omolayo has won the gold medal and has also broken a record in the women’s under 79kg category in the javelin throw. Flora Ugunnwa, has won the gold medal in the same discipline retaining her title won in Rio in 2016.

South Africa has won 7 medals, 4 of which were gold.  Ntando Mahlangu has won two gold medals for his country and has set a new world record in the long jump event.

Ethiopian athlete Tigist Gezahagn Mengistu (21 yo), who has won gold in athletics in the 1500m in her first Paralympic Games, has made history by winning her first-ever Paralympic medal.

Egypt, Namibia, Kenya, and Uganda have not won the ultimate medal but have been able to reach the Paralympic podium, making the continent proud.

Find below the list of the 63 African athletes who have won medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games :

• Abdelkrim KRAI – Athletics – Algeria – Silver
• Kamel KARDJENA – Athletics – Algeria – Silver  
• Asmahane BOUDJADAR – Athletics – Algeria – Gold
• Safia DJELAL – Athletics – Algeria – Gold
• Skander Djamil ATHMANI – Athletics – Algeria – Silver and Gold 
• Nassima SAIFI – Athletics – Algeria – Silver  
• Walid  FERHAH – Athletics – Algeria – Bronze 
• Mounia GASMI – Athletics – Algeria – Bronze  
• Lynda HAMRI – Athletics – Algeria – Bronze  
• Cherine ABDELLAOUI – Judo – Algeria – Gold
• Hocine BETTIR – Powerlifting – Algeria – Bronze  

• Nourhein BELHAJ SALEM – Athletics – Tunisia – Silver
• Raoua TLILI – Athletics – Tunisia – Gold (x2)
• Walid KTILA – Athletics – Tunisia – Gold (x2)
• Rouay JEBABLI – Athletics – Tunisia – Silver and Bronze
• Mohamed Farhat CHIDA – Athletics – Tunisia – Silver
• Yassine GUENICHI – Athletics – Tunisia – Silver
• Ahmed BEN MOSLAH – Athletics – Tunisia – Silver 
• Somaya BOUSAID – Athletics – Tunisia – Bronze 

• SADNI Ayoub – Athletics – Marocco – Gold
• CHENTOUF El Amin – Athletics – Morocco – Gold
• DERHEM Zakariae – Athletics – Morocco – Gold
• NOUIRI Azeddine – Athletics – Morocco – Silver
• Football 5-a-side – Morocco – Bronze 
• Abdeslam HILI – Athletics – Morocco – Gold 
• Mohamed AMGUOUN – Athletics – Morocco – Silver
• Youssra KARIM – Athletics – Morocco – Silver
• Fouzia EL KASSIOUI – Athletics – Morocco – Silver
• Hayat EL GARAA – Athletics – Morocco – Bronze 
• Maroc Saida AMOUDI – Athletics – Morocco – Bronze 

• UGWUNWA Flora – Athletics – Nigeria – Gold 
• ONYE Lauritta – Athletics – Nigeria – Bronze
• OLUFEMI Alabi ; FARINLOYE Victor ; AGUNBIADE Tajudeen – Table Tennis – Nigeria – Bronze
• Eucharia IYIAZI – Athletics – Nigeria – Bronze
• Latifat TIJANI – Powerlifting – Nigeria – Gold
• Bose OMOLAYO – Powerlifting – Nigeria – Gold
• Folashade OLUWAFEMIAYO – Powerlifting – Nigeria – Gold
• Loveline OBIJI – Powerlifting – Nigeria – Silver
• Lucy EJIKE – Powerlifting – Nigeria – Bronze
• Olaitan IBRAHIM – Powerlifting – Nigeria – Bronze

• Mohamed ELZAYAT – Taekwondo – Egypte – Silver
• Sherif OSMAN – Powerlifting – Egypte – Silver
• Mahmoud ATTIA – Powerlifting – Egypte – Silver
• Rehab AHMED – Powerlifting – Egypte – Silver
• Fatma OMAR – Powerlifting – Egypte – Silver
• Mohamed ELELFAT – Powerlifting – Egypte – Bronze
• Hany ABDELHADY – Powerlifting – Egypte – Bronze

• Ntando MAHLANGU –Athletics – South Africa – Gold (x2)
• Anrune WEYERS – Athletics – South Africa – Gold
• Louzanne COETZEE – Athletics – South Africa – Silver and Bronze
• Sheryl JAMES – Athletics – South Africa – Bronze
• Nicolas Pieter Du PREEZ – Cycling – South Africa – Gold

• Johannes NAMBALA – Athletics – Namibia – Bronze
• Ananias SHIKONGO – Athletics – Namibia – Silver

• Tigist Gezahagn MENIGSTU – Athletics – Ethiopia – Gold
• Nancy Chelangat KOECH – Athletics – Kenya – Bronze 
• David EMONG – Athletics – Ugunda – Bronze