EL GARAA Hayat

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	Discus Throw - F41	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	25.72
7	Shot Put - F41	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	6.97
World Championships
4	Discus Throw - F41	2019	Dubai, UAE	29.01
4	Discus Throw - F41	2017	London, GBR	25.80
5	Shot Put - F41	2017	London, GBR	8.19
6	Shot Put - F41	2019	Dubai, UAE	8.12

University of Hassan II, Casablanca, MAR

Husband Youssef Towayes

Arabic, French

Friends Club [Fez, MAR]

Zedmout Aziz [national]; Lakhdar Abdelouahab [national]

Her sister Najat El Garaa competed in the F40 discus and shot put at the Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2012, claiming a total of one gold and two bronze medals. Her other sister Laila El Garaa competed in the same disciplines at the Paralympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, winning one silver and one bronze overall. Her brother Mohamed has also represented Morocco in Para athletics, winning bronze in the F40 javelin throw at the 2006 World Championships in Assen, Netherlands. Her husband Youssef has worked as her coach. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 05 Apr 2017; marochandisport.ma, 05 Mar 2016; lopinion.ma, 09 Sep 2012; africanathletics.org, 01 Sep 2012)

2015 for Morocco (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)

She took up Para athletics in 2014. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)

"I fell in love with the sport and my family also took part in it as well." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)

Her husband Youssef Towayes. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)