SHARM EL-SHEIKH — Egypt kicked off its campaign at the World Finswimming Championships in Open Water in Sharm El-Sheikh with an impressive haul of 10 medals, including three gold, four silver and three bronze.
Yassin Mohamed Abdel Latif, Mazen Tarek and Mohannad Mohamed won Egypt’s gold medals in the men’s 1km senior monofin, junior monofin and junior bifins races, respectively.
Ahmed Ashraf, Ahmed Mohamed El-Shabrawishy, Nada Magdy and Sahar Magdy secured silver medals, while Mohab Ehab Helmy, Shehab Sherif and Khaled el-Dafrawy took bronze.
A number of Egyptian swimmers also qualified for the finals of the 150-metre races.
The championships, which include senior, junior and masters competitions, feature 264 athletes from 16 countries and will continue until November 4.
