Athens Paralympic Games: Morocco's EL Aouzari wins gold

Mustapha EL Aouzari of Morocco won Wednesday the gold medal in men's 1,500m T11 competition at the 12th Paralympic Games in Athens.

EL Aouzari, the first Moroccan to win a Paralympic title, timed 4:08.58, ahead of Canadian Jason Dunkerley (4min 14:19) and Algerian Omar Benchiheb (4.14:62).

This victory brings to three the number of medals won by Morocco in the paralympic games.