Shaban Yehia wins gold and silver medal at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Dubai
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 […]
Randa Taj El-Din won the bronze medal of the 86 kg at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Dubai
Randa Taj El-Din, Egyptian Para Powerlifting player, won the bronze medial in the total results of 86 kg competitions, at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Dubai Randa secured the fourth position in the 86 kg weight class before winning the bronze medal in the total weight lifted. With Randa’s bronze medal, Egypt’s increased it’s […]
A Bronze Medal and a new personal record for Omayma Omar in Dubai’s World Para Powerlifting Championship
Omayma Omar was able to collect the bronze medal in the 50kg weight category at the World Para Powerlifting Championship in Dubai after lifting 102 kg, which is considered a new personal record for her, as her previous record was 97kg. With Omar’s bronze, the total of medals grabbed by the Egyptian national team are […]
Eight medals for Egypt at First show in World Para Powerlifting Championship in Dubai
The Egyptian Para Powerlifting national team was able to grab eight medals at the first day of competitions of the World Para Powerlifting Championship: 3 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze. Islam Mongy was able to snatch the gold medal of the 80kg weight category and the silver of the total to raise the total […]
Paralympic Movement to celebrate the best winter and summer athletes, emerging talent, teams, coaches, volunteers, and community impact
The 2023 PARA SPORT Awards will take place on 27 September in Manama, Bahrain, recognising and honouring the outstanding performances and achievements of Para athletes, teams, and other individuals and organisations.In total 10 PARA SPORT Awards are up for grabs, including:• Best Female Summer Sports – recognises the achievements of a female summer athlete.• Best […]
The First Two gold medals for Egyptian Powerlifters at Dubai World Championship
The Egyptian Para Powerlifting team was able to snatch two gold medals in the juniors over 107kg through Marawan Ahmed who was able to lift 161 kg to crush all his other opponents and collect two gold medals one for the lift and the other for the total. Commenting on the two gold medals, captain […]
Egyptian Para canoe participates in the World Championship which qualifies for the Paralympic Games
The Egyptian Para Canoe flies to Germany to participate in the World Championship,which qualifies to the 2024 Paralympic Games. The championship will take place from 23rd to 27th of August. Our national team will be represented by three players, Ahmed Naguib,Nour Ramadan, and Salwa Ihab” and the team is led by coach Mohamed Gouda. The […]
The Egyptian Para Powerlifting National Team Flies to Dubai to participate in the World Championship
The national team has departed to United Arab Emirates to participate in the World Championship, which which will take place from August 18th to 30th,and qualifies for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. The Egyptian team consists of 19 male and female athletes. The women’s team includes 8 players: Omaima El-Sayed “50 kg”, Rehab Radwan “55 […]
A busy week
The Paralympic Family in Egypt has witnessed a number of important events this week. It started with a constitutional assembly held at the Egyptian Paralympic Committee (EPC) to announce the formation of a number of National Paralympic Federations for swimming, powerlifting, athletics and wheelchair basketball. As Dr. Hossam Eldin Mustafa, EPC President explained,” It is […]
Mahmoud Abdel-Azim, the first professional Egyptian amputee footballer in Turkey
Abdel-Azim, 31, has a story that goes back when he was six. After leaving his nursery he was run over by a truck twice and lost one of his legs and was bedridden in hospital for years undergoing a number of surgeries until he was able to lead a normal life. At the age of […]