Noura Alktebi (born 3 December 1992)[1] is a Paralympic athlete from the United Arab Emirates with cerebral palsy. She won the silver medal in the women's shot put F32 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She also competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.
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| Born | 3 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F32 | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editAlktebi represented the United Arab Emirates at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] She won the silver medal in the women's shot put F32 event.[2] She also competed in the women's club throw event where she finished in 6th place.
In 2019, Alktebi finished in 4th place in both the women's shot put F32 and women's club throw F32 events at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3][4][5] As a result, she qualified to represent United Arab Emirates at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in these events.
Alktebi finished in 6th place in the women's club throw F32 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[6] She finished in 4th place in the women's shot put F32 event.
In 2023, she competed in the women's club throw F32 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.[1] She finished in 8th place.[1] Alktebi also finished in 8th place in the women's club throw F32 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.[7]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  United Arab Emirates
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| 2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | Shot put | 4.70 m |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Women's Club Throw F32 Results" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Noura Alktebi". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Noura Alktebi". paralympic.org. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Women's shot put F32" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Women's club throw F32" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Women's club throw F32 Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's club throw F32 Results" (PDF). 2024 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
