AREZKI Hakim

Football 5-a-side

Date of Birth: 20 Mar 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Sport Class: B1

Place of birth: AZAZGA

Birth Country:

Algeria

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football 5-a-side	Men FRA France	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Aomi Urban Sports Park	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #01 JPN Japan 4 FRA France 0	Finished
	Aomi Urban Sports Park	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #05 CHN China 1 FRA France 0	Finished
	Aomi Urban Sports Park	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #10 FRA France 0 BRA Brazil 4	Finished
	Aomi Urban Sports Park	Men's 7-8 Classification Match #13 FRA France 2 THA Thailand 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	Men	2012	London, GBR
World Championship
9	Men	2014	Tokyo, JPN
15	Men	2018	Madrid, ESP
European Championships
2	Men	2019	Rome, ITA
4	Men	2017	Berlin, GER

Playing the guitar. (allodocteurs.fr, 27 Feb 2020)

Languages spoken:

FC Cecifoot Precy sur Oise [France] since 2019/20

Toussaint Akpweh [national]

Position style:

He took up the sport in about 2004 or 2005 in Paris, France. (sofoot.com, 26 Mar 2019)

He discovered the sport while attending the National Institute for Young Blind People in Paris, France. "That's where I did my reeducation, where I learned how to read in Braille. I stayed there for five years. I studied as a piano tuner and did my music studies. I also discovered the sport. There was only one training session per week. At the beginning I was disappointed because I thought I would have the same ability as before [losing his sight], but it was like I was learning everything for the second time. I had to find other references, to rely on my other senses. The sport helped me to build a new life because I recovered my passion for football. On the pitch I don't use my cane. I feel free. It also helped me to develop autonomy in my everyday life." (sofoot.com, 26 Mar 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (hautsdefrance.fr, 21 Oct 2020)

Winning the 2009 European Championships in Nantes, France. (sofoot.com, 26 Mar 2019)

French footballer Zinedine Zidane. (sofoot.com, 26 Mar 2019)

In 2013 he was named Knight of the National Order of Merit by the French government. (sofoot.com, 26 Mar 2019)

He was named Best Player of the 2010 French Cup. (france-paralympique.fr, 24 Sep 2019)

General Interest

Classification
B1 (ibsasport.org, 22 Dec 2019)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (sofoot.com, 26 Mar 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (sofoot.com, 26 Mar 2019)

Impairment Details
He lost his sight when he was shot by government forces during a demonstration in Algeria in 2001. The bullet damaged his optical nerve. (hautsdefrance.fr, 21 Oct 2020; allodocteurs.fr, 27 Feb 2020; sofoot.com, 26 Mar 2019)

General
MOVE TO FRANCE
Born in Algeria, he relocated to France after he was shot during a protest in 2001. One of the bullets damaged his optical nerve, while another hit his right ankle. He tried to get treatment at three different hospitals before his father, who already lived in France, insisted he move to Europe. He landed in France, still with the bullet in his head, and was rushed to hospital. "I have two homelands. Algeria brought me into the world, but France saved my life. I wouldn't know which one of them I would choose. I tried to do something in Algeria with players who wanted to create a team. The sport doesn't exist over there with the same rules that it's played everywhere else. Still there are young blind people who kick the ball. It's complicated to create something when you are not there." (sofoot.com, 26 Mar 2019; allodocteurs.fr, 27 Feb 2020; lemag.seinesaintdenis.fr, 31 Jan 2020; lematindalgerie.com, 21 Mar 2019)

OTHER ROLES
In June 2018 he became president of the Para sport committee at the Seine-Saint Denis department in France. "The link is that the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris will be hosted here in Seine-Saint Denis. I'm expecting improvements in terms of equipment, accessible transportation, and a change in perspective towards impairment. As athletes we really saw a big difference after [winning the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in] London. The media gave us a big push. For the first time, our final [gold medal match against Brazil] was broadcast live. I expect the same for Paris, or even more." (lemag.seinesaintdenis.fr, 31 Jan 2020)

MUSIC ENTHUSIAST
He became interested in music after his father gifted him a guitar during his convalescence. He later composed two albums and became a qualified piano tuner. (allodocteurs.fr, 27 Feb 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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