Walid Bahrach, age 25, is an athlete leader from the El Jadida Initiative Center in Morocco. He joined Special Olympics Morocco in 2016. His main sport is athletics. Walid has had the honor of participating in Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015, as well as competitions in several other cities in Morocco. Throughout his journey, he has won several medals in athletics: two gold medals at the National Games, one gold medal in Los Angeles, and two bronze medals in Moroccan cities of Ifrane and El Jadida. In addition to athletics, he participated in basketball and football competitions.
His intellectual disability has never been an obstacle—in fact, it has been a key to his growth, helping him discover his inner strength and achieve his dreams through sport. In 2025, Walid was trained as a Health Messenger in El Jadida city, and he developed a passion for inclusive health advocacy. He says his desire to be a Health Messenger was motivated by a need to speak up about the lack of attention given to people like him. Following his training, he emphasized the importance of medical staff having proper knowledge of how to assess people with intellectual disabilities. He spoke at the first major event of the Rosemary Collaboratory Initiative, held on Monday, June 2, 2025, which focused on promoting the health of people with intellectual disabilities of all ages. He participated alongside Special Olympics clinical directors, members of public institutions, health association representatives, and others.
In his free time, Walid likes listening to music or watching TV series.
Health Messengers 2026
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Rachel Chircop
Special Olympics Malta -
Walid Bahrach
Special Olympics Morocco -
Munouwa Haita
Special Olympics Namibia -
Adam Hammer
Special Olympics Hungary -
Lai Wei Hang
Special Olympics Hong Kong -
Ryan Hanson
Special Olympics New Mexico -
Fatma Mohamed Nasser al Harthi
Special Olympics Oman -
Yasmin Hassan
Special Olympics Egypt -
Linda Guissel Valladares Hernández
Special Olympics Honduras -
Heather Holland
Special Olympics Wisconsin -
Mónica Carolina Rivas Melgar
Special Olympics El Salvador -
Tamary Mujaranji
Special Olympics Zimbabwe -
Urimondjiara Ruzo
Special Olympics Namibia -
Ron Szeto
Special Olympics Hong Kong -
Daniela Valentino
Special Olympics Italy
