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Sports minister stresses importance of scouting in building nations

Date: 2024-08-18 12:05:19 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:26 - ID:10833803

CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) – Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhy has stressed the importance of youth in building nations and paving the way for the future. Addressing the 43rd World Scout Conference Sunday, Sobhy said scouting greatly factors in the ....

Zeiny, Radway lined up as Egypt's flag bearer at Paris Paralympics

Date: 2024-08-17 17:45:17 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:57 - ID:10832993

CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Para rowing athlete Ali el Zeiny and powerlifter Rehab Radwan were lined up as Egypt's flag bearer at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games opening ceremony. The tournament will kick off on August 28. President of the Egyptian ....

Egypt to unveil details of its participation in Paris 2024 Paralympics on Saturday

Date: 2024-08-14 20:49:35 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:76 - ID:10829739

CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) – The Egyptian Paralympic Committee will hold a press conference on Saturday at a Cairo hotel to unveil full details of Egypt’s participation in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The conference will be attended by Minister of ....

Egypt's badminton team advance to final of All Africa Junior Under 19 Championships

Date: 2024-08-13 18:55:09 GMT - Senegal - Sports - SN:56 - ID:10828098

DAKAR, Aug 13 (MENA) - Egypt's junior badminton team qualified for the final of the All Africa Junior Under 19 Championships hosted by Senegal on August 12-19. In the semi final match, the Egyptian team defeated South Africa 3-0. Egypt topped ....

Medal-winning athletes Ahmed Elgendy, Sara Samir hold Egypt's flag at Paris Olympics closing ceremony

Date: 2024-08-11 20:47:02 GMT - France - Sports - SN:69 - ID:10825238

PARIS, Aug 11 (MENA) - Egyptian pentathlete Ahmed Elgendy, who won Egypt's first gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games in the Modern Pentathlon, and his compatriot Sara Samir, who a silver medal in the 81kg Women's Final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, ....

First lady congratulates Olympics medalists

Date: 2024-08-11 14:02:54 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:43 - ID:10824716

CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - Spouse of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Entissar El Sisi, made phone calls to the mothers of Olympic medalists Ahmed El-Gendy and Mohamed El Sayed. "I assured them that Egypt and Egyptians are proud of their sons, who ....

Int'l Olympic Committee greets Egypt on Gendy's achievement of winning gold pentathlon medal

Date: 2024-08-11 14:01:27 GMT - France - Sports - SN:42 - ID:10824828

PARIS, Aug 11 (MENA) - President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach on Sunday congratulated the Egyptian Modern Pentathlon Federation on the historic achievement of Ahmed El-Gendy, who won the gold medal in the men's individual ....

Egyptian Olympic delegation sought to win two golds, break world record: official

Date: 2024-08-11 10:08:42 GMT - France - Sports - SN:24 - ID:10824338

PARIS, Aug 11 (MENA) - President of the Egyptian Modern Pentathlon Federation and Secretary-General of the Egyptian Olympic Committee Sherif El Erian said on Sunday that the Egyptian Olympic delegation sought to win around six medals, including two ....

Sports minister holds special ceremony in Paris for medal-winning athletes Ahmed Elgendy, Sara Samir

Date: 2024-08-11 06:08:15 GMT - France - Sports - SN:5 - ID:10824022

PARIS, Aug 11 (MENA) - Youths and Sports Minister Ahraf Sobhi held a special ceremony in Paris for athletes Ahmed Elgendy and Sara Samir for winning gold and silver medals in Paris Olympics. The ceremony, held on Saturday, was attended by Egyptian ....

Bahrain's freestyle wrestler Akhmed Tazhudinov qualifies to finals at Paris Olympics

Date: 2024-08-10 18:32:39 GMT - France - Sports - SN:67 - ID:10823776

PARIS, Aug 10 (MENA) - Bahraini Akhmed Magomed Tazhudinov qualified for the final of the 97kg freestyle wrestling competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This came after defeating American Kyle Frederick Snyder 6-4 in the semi-finals. ....