2024 Paralympic Games (para-taekwondo): Moroccan Rajae Akermach wins bronze in the +65 kg (K44) category
Paris – Moroccan Rajae Akermach won the bronze medal in the over 65 kg category (K44 category) of the para-taekwondo competitions on Saturday, as part of the Paris-2024 Paralympic Games.
The Moroccan para-taekwondo athlete won bronze by beating Brazilian Debora Menezes in the second repechage bout with a score of 24 to 15.
Akermach lost in the quarter-finals to Britain’s Amy Truesdale 30-9.
In a statement to MAP, Akermach said she was happy to have won this medal, the second collected by Moroccan para-taekwondo athletes in Paris after that of Ayoub Adouich.
She noted that this feat is the result of long-term work and intense training, expressing the hope of doing better in future meetings.
Thanks to this medal, the Moroccan harvest at the Paris Paralympic Games amounts to four medals, 1 silver and 3 bronze.
2024-09-01 05:18:18