Walid Ktila

Started: He took up athletics in 2003. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2012) Reason: He met a coach in Mannouba, Tunisia, who introduced him to wheelchair racing. (citroen.tn, 28 Nov 2019) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (webmanagercenter.com, 25 Dec 2023) Awards: In 2023 he received the Olympic Torch Award for Male Para Athlete of the Year from the Tunisian Olympic Committee. (leconomistemaghrebin.com, 23 Dec 2023) He received the 2023 Paralympic Merit Medal from the Tunisian Paralympic Committee. (tap.info.tn, 08 Mar 2024) He was named Para Athlete of the Year for 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, and 2023 at the Tunis Afrique Presse Awards. (webmanagercenter.com, 25 Dec 2023; Federation Tunisienne Des Sports Pour Handicapes Facebook page, 22 Dec 2022, 05 Jan 2022; tunisports.net, 28 Dec 2017; tap.info.tn, 23 Jan 2016) In 2021 he won the Athlete Who Accomplished an Achievement Despite Difficult Challenges Award [People of Determination Category] at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award ceremony in the United Arab Emirates. (paralympic.org, 30 Nov 2021) He was named Athlete of the Month for July 2013 by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. (paralympic.org, 2013)