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Five Facts about…Raoua Tlili
Four-time Paralympic champion aiming to extend winning run at London 2017. 10 Jun 2017
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Raoua Tlili set a new world record in discus F41 at Rio 2016.
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Next on our list of ‘Ones to Watch’ at July’s World Para Athletics Championships is Tunisian thrower Raoua Tlili, who competes in the F41 class for Para athletes of short stature.
Five Facts about Raoua Tlili
1. The 27-year-old began her international career as a teenager, after taking up athletics aged 16.
2. The Tunisia has won four Paralympic and four world titles so far.
3. Tlili won shot put and discus F41 gold at the last World Championships in 2015.
4. She holds the world record in the discus F41 after throwing 33.38m at Rio 2016.
5. On her return home after Rio 2016, Tlili was presented with a medal of sporting merit by the President of the Republic in the Carthage Palace.