Noor Slaoui

Nour Slaoui
Personal information
NationalityMorocco
DisciplineEventing
Born (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995
Home townCasablanca
HorseCash in Hand

Noor Slaoui (Arabic: نور السلاوي, born 21 January 1995) is a Moroccan equestrian athlete.

Noor Slaoui was born on 21 January 1995. Slaoui began riding at age four, and competing at 19.[1] She grew up in Casablanca and moved to France at the age of 18 to train at the École Nationale d'Equitation de Saumur.[2][3] She graduated from the University of Warwick with a BA in politics and International relations.[4] She and her coach Deborah Fellous run a horse farm in the Cotswolds.[5]

In 2024, Slaoui and her stallion Cash in Hand were selected[6] to represent Morocco at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7] She is the first rider to represent Morocco in Olympic eventing[8] as well as the first person from the Middle East and North Africa to compete in Olympic eventing.[2] The Olympics will be her first senior championship competition.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Luthra, Purnima. "Riding Towards Olympic History, Noor Slaoui Is The 1st Arab Woman To Compete In Eventing". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Paris 2024: Noor Slaoui riding to Olympic eventing history". BBC Sport. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Noor Slaoui: «Représenter le Maroc aux JO Paris 2024 est un immense honneur», H24info". www.h24info.ma/ (in French). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Hardy ·, Abigail (23 January 2020). "Welcome Noor Slaoui". Hardy Equestrian. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Abulleil, Reem. "Paris Olympics 'just the beginning' for Moroccan equestrian trailblazer Noor Slaoui". The National. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Noor Slaoui: 1st Arab woman to represent MENA in equestrian sports at Paris 2024 Olympics". Arab News. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "'I rode mules for eight hours a day' – meet an unusual Paris Olympic event rider". Horse & Hound. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "noor slaoui premiere cavaliere arabe a se qualifier aux epreuves olympiques du concours complet". Medias24. 21 February 2024.
  9. ↑ Amnewsworld (19 July 2024). "Noor Slaoui becomes first Arab woman to compete in Eventing". AMN. Retrieved 25 July 2024.


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