Day ten of the Paralympics was to be Algeria’s last day in Rio before the closing ceremony. There where only three athletes who competed, each in their respective athletics events, and they all came very close to grabbing a medal each. Athletics: Mohamed Berrahal already won a silver at these Paralympics and looked to earn…
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#Paralympics: Algeria Day 9
It was another successful day at the Paralympics for Algeria, as a total of three medals were won, of which two were gold. Athletics: 1500 meters world champion, Samir Nouioua added another gold medal for Algeria, as he came first in the 1500m – T45/46 final. This is the 31 year old’s third gold after…
#Paralympics: Algeria Day 8
Day eight of the Paralympics in Rio saw Algeria only compete in the Athletics events. However we saw brilliant performances from our athletes, as Nassima Saifi and Mohamed Fouad Hamoumou added two more medals for the north Africans. Athletics: A total of 14 athletes competed in the women’s discus throw – F56/57 final, in which…
#Paralympics: Algeria Day 7
Not much action from Rio today, but let’s take a closer look at how Algeria performed at Day 7 of the 2016 Paralympic Games. WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Algeria’s men took on Canada in the match for 11th/12th place and it was the Canadians who were victorious, winning 70-51.
#Paralympics: Algeria Day 6
There were more medals to be won for our Algerian athletes at Day 6 of these Paralympic Games in Rio, and the North Africans increased their tally once more. ATHLETICS A massive congratulations to Mohamed Berrahal who won a silver medal in the men’s T51 100m final with a time of 21.70. There was more…
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