Hayat El Garaa

Hayat El Garaa (born 2 March 1996) is a Moroccan para-athlete who specializes in throwing events. She represented Morocco at the Paralympic Games.

Hayat El Garaa
Personal information
NationalityMoroccan
Born (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classF41
Event(s)shot put
discus throw
ClubFriends Club
Coached byZedmout Aziz
Lakhdar Abdelouaha
Medal record

Career

El Garaa represented Morocco in the women's shot put F41 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and finished in seventh place with a throw of 6.97 metres. She again represented Morocco in the women's discus throw F41 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.[1]

Personal life

Her sisters Najat and Laila are both Paralympic medalists.[2]

References

  1. "Hayat El Garaa". olympics.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. "Hayat El Garaa". paralympic.org. Retrieved 1 September 2021.


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