Nassima Saifi

Nassima Saifi (/nɑːˈsɪmɑː saɪfiː/;[stress?] born 29 October 1988) is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in category F58 throwing events. Specialising in both the discus throw and shot put, Saifi is a double Paralympic gold medal winner and three time World Champion.

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 * There’s nobody here for the day out. To be able to go home with a medal is fantastic. It’s not a personal best, there is more in me, but any day I can throw over 30 is a good day really. I am gaining on her (Nassima Saifi) all the time and the plan is to close the gap and maybe some day take her down. We’ll have to put more work in and see where we can get more distance out of it.
 * I am so pleased to get a personal best in this event and I am over the moon with a silver
 * Those girls I was racing against are specialists in breaststroke so to go against them in my ‘fun’ event was really exciting. I have had to do a lot more events than other swimmers so to get silver, I could not ask for more. I have not had a season’s best in that event this season, so hopefully this is the gala where I get it.
 * Orla Barry the hero in Rio as she takes silver in discus THE IRISH NEWS, 16 September 2023 by Malcolm McCausland