Egypt at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
| Egypt at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | EGY |
| NPC | Egyptian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | paralympic |
| in Tokyo, Japan | |
| Competitors | 49 in 8 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Egypt competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September. This was Egypt's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Paralympics.
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Sherif Othman | Powerlifting | Men's 59 kg | 27 August |
| Silver | Rehab Ahmed | Powerlifting | Women's 50 kg | 27 August |
| Silver | Mahmoud Attia | Powerlifting | Men's 72 kg | 28 August |
| Silver | Fatma Omar | Powerlifting | Women's 67 kg | 28 August |
| Silver | Mohamed El-Zayat | Taekwondo | Men's 61 kg | 2 September |
 Bronze | Mohamed Elelfat | Powerlifting | Men's 80 kg | 28 August |
| Bronze | Hany Abdelhady | Powerlifting | Men's 88 kg | 29 August |
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goalball | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Powerlifting | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Sitting Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Table Tennis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 29 | 20 | 49 |
Athletics
[edit]Source:[2]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Men | ||||
| Hamada Hassan | High jump T63 | 1.69 | 8 | |
| Mohamed Mohamed Ramadan | Discus throw F37 | |||
| Women | ||||
| Dina Zamly Ali | 400 metres T37 | 1:17.73 | 7 | |
Badminton
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Ahmed Eldakrory | Men's singles SU5 |  Cheah (MAS)L (3–21, 2–21) |  Imai (JPN)L (5–21, 4–21) |  Fang (TPE)L (6–21, 2–21) | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Goalball
[edit]With the withdrawal of the Algeria women's team by 21 April 2021, the International Paralympic Committee selected Egypt as a replacement.[3] A goalball team has up to six players, separate to team staff (of which, up to three may be on the team bench as well).
Women
[edit]The following is the Egypt roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanan Tolba | B1 | 20 November 1995 (aged 25) |
| 2 | Esraa Walid Ezzeldin | B2 | 27 July 2002 (aged 19) |
| 3 | Gehad Ezzeldin | B2 | 8 July 1999 (aged 22) |
| 4 | Israa Gadalla | B2 | 1 March 2003 (aged 18) |
| 5 | Hassnaa Elgabry | B2 | 4 March 1996 (aged 25) |
| 6 | Aya Ahmed | B1 | 6 December 1995 (aged 25) |
- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Japan (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Brazil | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Egypt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 43 | −40 | 0 |
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 26 August 2021 14:45 | Egypt  | 2–12 |  Turkey | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Raili Sipura (Finland) |
| Elgabry 1 Ezzeldin 1 | Report | Sevd. Altunoluk 8 Sevt. Altunoluk 2 Güler 1 Çelik 1 | ||
| United States | 10–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Bas Spaans (Netherlands)
| Brazil | 11–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Elgabry  12' |
Referee: Launel Scott (Canada), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand)
Powerlifting
[edit]Source:[5]
| Number | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||
| 1 | Taha Abdelmajid | −54 kg | 164 | 4 |
| 2 | Sherif Othman | −59 kg | 187 | |
| 3 | Mahmoud Attia | −72 kg | 191 | |
| 4 | Mohamed Elelfat | −80 kg | 212 | |
| 5 | Hany Abdelhady | −88 kg | 214 | |
| 6 | Mohamed Ahmed | −97 kg | 200 | 6 |
| 7 | Amr Mosaad | +107 kg | 206 | 6 |
| Women | ||||
| 8 | Rehab Ahmed | −50 kg | 120 | |
| 9 | Gihan Abdelaziz | −55 kg | 100 | 7 |
| 10 | Fatma Korany | −61 kg | 127 | 4 |
| 11 | Fatma Omar | −67 kg | 120 | |
| 12 | Amal Mahmoud | −73 kg | 131 | 4 |
| 13 | Gehan Hassan | −79 kg | 110 | 6 |
| 14 | Amany Ali | −86 kg | 131 | 4 |
| 15 | Randa Mahmoud | +86 kg | 128 | 5 |
Sitting volleyball
[edit]Egyptian men's sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning at the 2019 ParaVolley Africa Zonal Championships.[6]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Cl. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Egypt men's | Men's tournament |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaL 0–3 | Japan W 3–0 |  RPCL 0–3 | 3 | Did not advance | Fifth place match GermanyW 3–2 | 5 |
Men's tournament
[edit]- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RPC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 151 | 1.490 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 205 | 176 | 1.165 | |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 193 | 174 | 1.109 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 103 | 225 | 0.458 | Seventh place match |
Source: TOCOG
| 27 August 2021 22:00 v | Egypt | 0–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Andre Calado (BRA), Neal Konowalyk (CAN) |
| (23–25, 22–25, 15–25) Results Statistics | ||||
| 29 August 2021 18:30 v | Japan | 0–3 | Egypt | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Marie-Claude Richer (CAN), Huang Xiao (CHN) |
| (11–25, 7–25, 6–25) Results Statistics | ||||
| 31 August 2021 10:00 v | Egypt | 0–3 | RPC | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Dominik Raca (CRO), Ute Fischer (GER) |
| (21–25, 17–25, 20–25) Results Statistics | ||||
- Fifth place match
| 2 September 2021 15:30 v | Egypt | 3–2 | Germany | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Kim Jong-heun (KOR), Marie-Claude Richer (CAN) |
| (25–23, 24–26, 25–18, 22–25, 15–8) Results Statistics | ||||
Swimming
[edit]Three Egyptian swimmers have successfully entered the Paralympic Games slot after breaking the minimum qualification score (MQS).[7][8][9]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Men | |||||
| Youssef Elsayed | 50m freestyle S3 | ||||
| 200m freestyle S3 | |||||
| 150m individual medley SM3 | 11 | Did Not Advance | |||
| Zeyad Kahil | 200m freestyle S5 | 11 | Did Not Advance | ||
| 100m breaststroke SB4 | 11 | Did Not Advance | |||
| Women | |||||
| Malak Abdelshafi | 100m breaststroke SB4 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Ayaallah Tewfick | 50m freestyle S6 | 13 | Did Not Advance | ||
| 400m freestyle S6 | |||||
| Mixed | |||||
| Egypt | Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points | 12 | Did Not Advance | ||
Table tennis
[edit]Egypt has entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. All of them qualified from 2019 ITTF African Para Championships which was held in Alexandria, Egypt.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Men | ||||||||||
| Sameh Mohamed Eid Saleh | Individual C4 |  Thomas (FRA)L 1–3 |  Ogunkunle (NGR)W 3–1 | — | 2 Q |  Astan (INA)W 3–2 |  Kim (KOR)L 0–3 | did not advance | ||
| Ayman Zenaty | Individual C5 |  Baus (GER)L 0–3 | Öztürk (TUR) L 0–3 | — | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Ibrahim Hamadtou | Individual C6 | Park (KOR) L 0–3 |  Chen (CHN)L 0–3 | — | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Sayed Youssef | Individual C7 |  Ballestrino (AUS)W 3–1 | Stroh (BRA) L 1–3 | Inoue (JPN) W 3–0 | 2 Q | Yagi (JPN) W 3–1 | Yan (CHN) L 1–3 | did not advance | ||
| Mohamed Sameh Eid Saleh Ayman Zenaty | Team C4–5 | — | ||||||||
| Ibrahim Hamadtou Sayed Youssef | Team C6–7 | — | ||||||||
| Women | ||||||||||
| Faiza Mahmoud | Individual C5 | Zhang (CHN) L 0–3 |  Lundback (SWE)L 0–3 | — | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Hanna Hammad | Individual C6 |  Lytovchenko (UKR)L 0–3 | Julian (AUS) L 0–3 | — | 3 | did not advance | ||||
Taekwondo
[edit]Egypt qualified two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. All of them are confirmed to compete after winning the gold medal at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco.[11]
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Mohamed El-Zayat | Men's –61 kg | |||||
| Salma Ali Abd Al Moneem Hassan | Women's –58 kg | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NPC Entries - Team Egypt". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Sport & NPC Entries by Event - Egypt - Para Athletics (formerly IPC Athletics)". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Egypt to take women's goalball slot at Tokyo 2020". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Goalball - Team Egypt". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Sport & NPC Entries by Event - Egypt - Para Powerlifting (formerly IPC Powerlifting)". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Rwandan women's sitting volleyball team qualify for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Sport & NPC Entries by Event - Egypt - Para Swimming (formerly IPC Swimming)". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
- ^ "African Qualification Tournament Results". World Taekwondo. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26.
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