Najah Chouaya

Najah Chouaya
Personal information
NationalityTunisia
Born (1988-01-10) January 10, 1988 (age 36)
Gabes, Tunisia
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityVisual impairment
Disability classB3
Coached byAbdalah Machraoui
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Tunisia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m T13
World Para Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 1500 m T13

Najah Chouaya (born January 10, 1988) is a Tunisian runner and Paralympic athlete. She won a silver medal for Tunisia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the Women's 1500 metres - T13.

Biography

Chouaya was born on January 10, 1988, in Gabes, Tunisia, with congenital blindness.[1]

Career

2006 IPC Athletics World Championships

At the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen, Chouaya participated in three events. On September 4, she competed the 200 metres in 27.12 seconds,[2] placing sixth.[1] On September 6, she came fourth[1] in the 100 metres with a time of 13.42 seconds.[2] Her final event was the 400 metre-race on September 8, where she placed eighth[1] with a time of 59.92 seconds.[2]

2016 Paralympic Games

On September 10, 2016, Chouaya participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro as one of thirty-one athletes competing for Tunisia.[3] She came second in the Women's 1500 metres - T13 event, winning the silver medal with a time of 4:30.52. Chouaya was second to fellow Tunisian athlete Soumaya Bousaid, who won gold.[4][5]

2017 World Para Athletics Championships

On July 14, 2017, Chouaya competed at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London in the Women's 1500 metres - T13.[6] She won bronze with a time of 4:46.16, a season's best for her.[7] She came behind Bousaid in second and Sanaa Benhama in first.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "CHOUAYA Najah - Athlete Bio". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "IPC Athletics World Championships Assen" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Docplayer. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ Bellamine, Yassine (8 September 2016). "Jeux paralympiques 2016: La Tunisie espère finir "dans les 5 premières places" (PHOTOS, VIDÉOS)". Al HuffPost Maghreb (in French). Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Sghaier, Mohamed Ali (10 September 2016). "Jeux Paralympiques : Somaya Bousaid remporte l'Or, Najah Chouaya en Argent !". Tunis Webdo (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Paralympiques-2016: Louis Radius offre du bronze à la France". Le Point (in French). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. ^ Scarr, Georgia (18 July 2017). "World Para Athletics Championships: Day 1-4". Runner's World. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  7. ^ "WOMEN'S 1500M T13 RESULTS" (PDF). Paralympic.org. London. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  8. ^ "World Para Athletics 2017: Morocco Wins 2 Golds, More to Come". The North Africa Post. London. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.