Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi praised on Tuesday the Olympic Mission’s results and medals and their contribution to strengthening Egypt’s position on the international sports arena.
The president stressed appreciation to Egypt’s sports heroes for being role models for youth in excellence, strong determination and exerting all-out effort to reach their goals.
The president’s remarks came as he received on Tuesday the medal-winning players and training staff during the last Tokyo Olympic Games 2020.
During the meeting, the president called for providing the necessary capabilities for all age groups of Egyptian athletes in various games and fully supporting them to ensure that they continue to achieve more sporting achievements and prepare from now to participate in the upcoming Olympic Games 2024.
President Sisi also awarded the Sports Medal of first class to karateka Feryal Abdelaziz and her coach Hani Qeshta, and the Sports Medal of second class to pentathlon player Ahmed Al-Gendi and his coach Abdel Rahman Mohamed as well as a medal of third-class for karate player Gianna Farouk and her coach Mohamed Abdel Regal, wrestling player Mohamed Ibrahim and his trainer Mohamed Ahmed, taekwondo players Hedaya Malak and Saif Essa and their coaches Osama Sayed and Mohamed Magdy and technical director Oscar Salazar.
The honouring ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli, Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi, President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee Engineer Hisham Hatab as well as the heads of the Egyptian Federations of Modern Pentathlon, Taekwondo, Wrestling and Karate.
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