Najah Chouaya
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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.
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,{{cite web |title=IPC Athletics World Championships Assen |url=https://docplayer.net/47451222-Ipc-athletics-world-championships-assen-2006.html |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=Docplayer |accessdate=12 June 2019 |format=PDF}} placing sixth.{{cite web |title=CHOUAYA Najah - Athlete Bio |url=https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=687273&refreshauto=1 |website=Paralympic.org |accessdate=12 June 2019 |archive-date=23 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723125959/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=687273&refreshauto=1 |url-status=dead }} On September 6, she came fourth in the 100 metres with a time of 13.42 seconds. Her final event was the 400 metre-race on September 8, where she placed eighth with a time of 59.92 seconds.
=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.{{cite web |last1=Bellamine |first1=Yassine |title=Jeux paralympiques 2016: La Tunisie espère finir "dans les 5 premières places" (PHOTOS, VIDÉOS) |url=https://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2016/09/08/heux-paralympiques-tunisi_n_11904736.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909173112/http://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2016/09/08/heux-paralympiques-tunisi_n_11904736.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 9, 2016 |website=Al HuffPost Maghreb |accessdate=12 June 2019 |language=fr |date=8 September 2016}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Sghaier |first1=Mohamed Ali |title=Jeux Paralympiques : Somaya Bousaid remporte l'Or, Najah Chouaya en Argent ! |url=http://www.webdo.tn/2016/09/10/jeux-paralympiques-somaya-bousaid-remporte-lor-1500m-najah-chouaya-argent/ |website=Tunis Webdo |accessdate=8 June 2019 |language=fr-FR |date=10 September 2016}}{{cite web |title=Paralympiques-2016: Louis Radius offre du bronze à la France |url=https://www.lepoint.fr/sport/paralympiques-2016-louis-radius-offre-du-bronze-a-la-france-11-09-2016-2067576_26.php |website=Le Point |accessdate=11 June 2019 |language=fr |date=11 September 2016}}
=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.{{cite web |last1=Scarr |first1=Georgia |title=World Para Athletics Championships: Day 1-4 |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a775802/world-para-athletics-championships-day-1-4/ |website=Runner's World |accessdate=11 June 2019 |date=18 July 2017}} She won bronze with a time of 4:46.16, a season's best for her.{{cite web |title=WOMEN'S 1500M T13 RESULTS |url=https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resLO2017/pdf/LO2017/AT/LO2017_AT_C73G_ATW560101.pdf |website=Paralympic.org |accessdate=12 June 2019 |location=London |date=14 July 2017}} She came behind Bousaid in second and Sanaa Benhama in first.{{cite web |title=World Para Athletics 2017: Morocco Wins 2 Golds, More to Come |url=http://northafricapost.com/18845-world-para-athletics-2017-morocco-wins-2-golds-come.html |website=The North Africa Post |accessdate=11 June 2019 |location=London |date=17 July 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{IPC athlete|najah-chouaya|old_id=687273}}
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Category:Tunisian female sprinters
Category:Paralympic athletes for Tunisia
Category:Paralympic athletes (track and field) with a vision impairment
Category:Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Tunisia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics