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Nassima Saifi
Nassima Saifi (; born 29 October 1988) is a Paralympian Track and field, athlete from Algeria competing mainly in category Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's shot put F57–58, F58 throwing events. Specialising in both the discus throw and shot put, Saifi is a double Paralympic gold medal winner and three time IPC Athletics World Championships, World Champion. Personal history Saifi was born in Mila Province, Mila, Algeria in 1988. Born able-bodied, she had her left leg amputated following after being hit by a car in 1998. Her father, realizing she needed something to work on in her spare time, encouraged her to take up an athletics career. She joined the Mila handisport club where she was able to train. Athletic career Thanks to her father's assistance and encouragement, Saifi made her international debut for Algeria at the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen. She entered both the shot put and discus throw, finishing fifth in both. Saifi made her fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mila Province
Mila ( ar, ولاية ميلة, link=no, ) is a province (''wilayah'') of Algeria, whose capital is Mila. Other localities include Teleghma, Grarem Gouga, Hamala and Rouached. History The province was created from parts of Constantine Province, Jijel Province, Oum el Bouaghi Province and Sétif Province in 1984. Administrative divisions The province is divided into 13 districts (''daïras''), which are further divided into 32 ''communes'' or municipalities. Districts # Aïn Beida Harriche # Bouhatem # Chelghoum Laïd # Ferdjioua # Grarem Gouga # Mila # Oued Endja # Rouached # Sidi Merouane # Tadjenanet # Tassadane Haddada # Teleghma # Terrai Bainen Communes # Ahmed Rachedi # Aïn Beida Harriche # Aïn Mellouk # Aïn Tine # Amira Arras # Benyahia Abderrahmane # Bouhatem # Chelghoum Laïd # Chigara # Derradji Bousselah # El Mechira # Elayadi Barbes # Ferdjioua # Grarem Gouga # Hamala # Mila # Minar Zarza # Oued Athmania # Oued Endja # Oued Seguen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |