Shaban Yehia El Desouki, Egyptian national team player in Para powerlifting, won the gold medal and silver medal in the overall competition on the third day of the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Shaban Yehia and Mahmoud Sabry competed in the 72kg weight category, with Mahmoud Sabry finishing in fourth place, while Shaban Yehia El Desouki finished in the sixth position.
Our national team had won a total of 9 medals, including 3 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze, in the first two days of the championship.
The Egyptian national Para Powerlifting team consists of 19 athletes, including 8 female athletes: Amima Omar (50 kg), Rehab Radwan (55 kg), Fatma Mahrous (61 kg), Safaa Mohamed Ibrahim (73 kg), Amal Mahmoud Hanafi (79 kg), Randa Taj Al-Din (86 kg), Nadia Fikry (+86 kg), and Amani El-Desouki (+86 kg).
There are also 7 male athletes: Taha Adel (54 kg), Sherif Osman (59 kg), Mohamed Saad El-Minyawi (59 kg), Shaban El-Desouki (72 kg), Mahmoud Sabry (72 kg), Mohamed Sabry (88 kg), and Hany Mohsen (97 kg). Additionally, there are 4 juniors: Mohamed Fathy (49 kg), Hadi Samuel (49 kg), Islam Mangy (80 kg), and Marwan Ahmed Mustafa (+107 kg).
The Egyptian delegation to the World Championships is headed by Emad Ramadan, the Treasurer of the Egyptian Paralympic Committee.
The coaching staff of the national team includes Abdul Moneim Salah as the head coach of the senior team, Hany Mahmoud as the general coach of the senior team, Mohamed Azat as the technical director of the junior team, and Emad El-Din Bahgat as the coach and acting administrator.
