IRAOUI Soumiya

World Championships

Year	Location	-52 kg	-57 kg
2021	Budapest, HUN	17	-
2019	Tokyo, JPN	33	-
2018	Baku, AZE	-	17
2017	Budapest, HUN	-	17

African Games

Year	Location	-52 kg
2019	Rabat, MAR	2

African Championships

Year	Location	-52 kg	-57 kg
2021	Dakar, SEN	1	-
2020	Antananarivo, MAD	2	-
2019	Cape Town, RSA	2	-
2018	Tunis, TUN	-	1
2017	Antananarivo, MAD	-	5

World Masters

Year	Location	-52 kg
2021	Doha, QAT	17

Grand Slam - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017

Year	Event	1st	2nd	3rd	5th	7th	9th	16th	17th	30th-33rd
2020	-52 kg	-	-	-	-	-	2x	-	-	-
2019	-52 kg	-	-	-	-	-	1x	-	2x	-
2018	-57 kg	-	-	-	-	-	2x	-	2x	-
2017	-57 kg	-	-	-	-	-	1x	-	1x	-

Grand Prix - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017

Year	Event	1st	2nd	3rd	5th	7th	8th	9th	10th	15th-33rd
2019	-52 kg	-	-	1x	-	-	-	1x	-	3x
2018	-57 kg	-	-	-	1x	-	-	2x	-	4x
2017	-57 kg	-	-	-	-	-	-	1x	-	-

World Cup - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017

Year	Event	1st	2nd	3rd	4rd	5th	7th	8th	9th	10th	15th-33rd
2019	-52 kg	-	-	1x	-	-	-	-	1x	-	-
2018	-57 kg	-	1x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	-57 kg	-	1x	-	-	-	-	-	3x	-	1x

Grand Slam, Grand Prix & World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
2	2018	-57 kg	World Cup	Rome, ITA
2	2017	-57 kg	World Cup	Yaounde, CMR
3	2019	-52 kg	World Cup	Dakar, SEN
3	2019	-52 kg	Grand Prix	Tashkent, UZB
5	2018	-57 kg	Grand Prix	Agadir, MAR
9	2020	-52 kg	Grand Slam	Dusseldorf, GER
9	2020	-52 kg	Grand Slam	Paris, FRA
9	2019	-52 kg	World Cup	Perth, WA, AUS
9	2019	-52 kg	Grand Slam	Yekaterinburg, RUS
9	2019	-52 kg	Grand Prix	Montreal, FRA
9	2018	-57 kg	Grand Slam	Abu Dhabi, UAE
9	2018	-57 kg	Grand Slam	Yekaterinburg, RUS
9	2018	-57 kg	Grand Prix	The Hague, NED
9	2018	-57 kg	Grand Prix	Tunis, TUN
9	2017	-57 kg	World Cup	Casablanca, MAR
9	2017	-57 kg	World Cup	Oberwart, AUT
9	2017	-57 kg	World Cup	Tunis, TUN
9	2017	-57 kg	Grand Slam	Abu Dhabi, UAE
9	2017	-57 kg	Grand Prix	Zagreb, CRO

Reading books. (International Judo Federation Facebook page, 01 Apr 2020)

Athlete

Mohammed V University, Rabat, MAR

Arabic, English, French

She took up the sport at age 14. (International Judo Federation Facebook page, 01 Apr 2020)

She says judo helped her overcome challenges in her life. "Before becoming an athlete, judo was a positive thing that changed my life. I was able to manage lots of difficult moments that I encountered." (International Judo Federation Facebook page, 01 Apr 2020)

To win gold at the Olympic Games and world championships. (International Judo Federation Facebook page, 01 Apr 2020)

"Before competitions we do lots of speed exercises and techniques, which focus more on the competition." (International Judo Federation Facebook page, 01 Apr 2020)

"For me, to be an Olympic champion, you need to train a lot and you need both persistence and determination to honour and represent your country. I will sacrifice everything, and I will train every day until I achieve my goal." (International Judo Federation Facebook page, 01 Apr 2020)