Egypt at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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.

Egypt at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeEGY
NPCEgyptian Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors49 in 8 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
5
Bronze
2
Total
7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
 SilverSherif OthmanPowerliftingMen's 59 kg27 August
 SilverRehab AhmedPowerliftingWomen's 50 kg27 August
 SilverMahmoud AttiaPowerliftingMen's 72 kg28 August
 SilverFatma OmarPowerliftingWomen's 67 kg28 August
 SilverMohamed El-ZayatTaekwondoMen's 61 kg2 September
 BronzeMohamed ElelfatPowerliftingMen's 80 kg28 August
 BronzeHany AbdelhadyPowerliftingMen's 88 kg29 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:[1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics213
Badminton101
Goalball066
Powerlifting7815
Sitting Volleyball12012
Swimming224
Table Tennis426
Taekwondo112
Total292049

Athletics

Source:[2]

AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Men
Hamada HassanHigh jump T631.698
Mohamed Mohamed RamadanDiscus throw F37
Women
Dina Zamly Ali400 metres T371:17.737

Badminton

AthleteEventGroup StageSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ahmed EldakroryMen's singles SU5  Cheah (MAS)
L (3–21, 2–21)
 Imai (JPN)
L (5–21, 4–21)
 Fang (TPE)
L (6–21, 2–21)
4Did not advance

Goalball

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

The following is the Egypt roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]

No.PlayerClassDate of birth (age)
1Hanan TolbaB1 (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 25)
2Esraa Walid EzzeldinB2 (2002-07-27)27 July 2002 (aged 19)
3Gehad EzzeldinB2 (1999-07-08)8 July 1999 (aged 22)
4Israa GadallaB2 (2003-03-01)1 March 2003 (aged 18)
5Hassnaa ElgabryB2 (1996-03-04)4 March 1996 (aged 25)
6Aya AhmedB1 (1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 25)
Group stage
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Turkey43013011+199Quarterfinals
2  United States43012210+129
3  Japan (H)42111813+57
4  Brazil41122319+44
5  Egypt4004343−400
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
26 August 2021
14:45
Egypt  2–12  TurkeyMakuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Raili Sipura (Finland)
Elgabry 1
Ezzeldin 1
ReportSevd. Altunoluk 8
Sevt. Altunoluk 2
Güler 1
Çelik 1

United States  10–0  Egypt
Report
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Bas Spaans (Netherlands)

Egypt  0–10  Japan
Report
  • Hagiwara 1', 1', 5', 6', 7', 8', 8'
  • Kakehata 1', 6', 7'
Referee: Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand), Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine)

Brazil  11–1  Egypt
  • Gomes 1', 6', 7', 9', 11', 12', 15', 16'
  • Ferreira 13', 14'
  • Custodio 15'
ReportElgabry 12'
Referee: Launel Scott (Canada), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand)

Powerlifting

Source:[5]

NumberAthleteEventResultRank
Men
1Taha Abdelmajid−54 kg1644
2Sherif Othman−59 kg187
3Mahmoud Attia−72 kg191
4Mohamed Elelfat−80 kg212
5Hany Abdelhady−88 kg214
6Mohamed Ahmed−97 kg2006
7Amr Mosaad+107 kg2066
Women
8Rehab Ahmed−50 kg120
9Gihan Abdelaziz−55 kg1007
10Fatma Korany−61 kg1274
11Fatma Omar−67 kg120
12Amal Mahmoud−73 kg1314
13Gehan Hassan−79 kg1106
14Amany Ali−86 kg1314
15Randa Mahmoud+86 kg1285

Sitting volleyball

Egyptian men's sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning at the 2019 ParaVolley Africa Zonal Championships.[6]

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / BM / Cl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Egypt men'sMen's tournament  Bosnia and Herzegovina
L 0–3
 Japan
W 3–0
 RPC
L 0–3
3Did not advanceFifth place match
 Germany
W 3–2
5

Men's tournament

Group play

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  RPC330390MAX2251511.490Semifinals
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina3212632.0002051761.165
3  Egypt3121360.5001931741.109Fifth place match
4  Japan3030090.0001032250.458Seventh place match
Source: TOCOG
27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
22:00
v
Egypt  0–3  Bosnia and HerzegovinaMakuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Andre Calado (BRA), Neal Konowalyk (CAN)
(23–25, 22–25, 15–25)
Results Statistics

29 August 2021 (2021-08-29)
18:30
v
Japan  0–3  EgyptMakuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Marie-Claude Richer (CAN), Huang Xiao (CHN)
(11–25, 7–25, 6–25)
Results Statistics

31 August 2021 (2021-08-31)
10:00
v
Egypt  0–3  RPCMakuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Dominik Raca (CRO), Ute Fischer (GER)
(21–25, 17–25, 20–25)
Results Statistics
Fifth place match
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02)
15:30
v
Egypt  3–2  GermanyMakuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Kim Jong-heun (KOR), Marie-Claude Richer (CAN)
(25–23, 24–26, 25–18, 22–25, 15–8)
Results Statistics

Swimming

Three Egyptian swimmers have successfully entered the Paralympic Games slot after breaking the minimum qualification score (MQS).[7][8][9]

AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Men
Youssef Elsayed50m freestyle S3
200m freestyle S3
150m individual medley SM311Did Not Advance
Zeyad Kahil200m freestyle S511Did Not Advance
100m breaststroke SB411Did Not Advance
Women
Malak Abdelshafi100m breaststroke SB488
Ayaallah Tewfick50m freestyle S613Did Not Advance
400m freestyle S6
Mixed
EgyptMixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points12Did Not Advance

Table tennis

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]

AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Men
Sameh Mohamed Eid SalehIndividual 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 ZenatyIndividual C5  Baus (GER)
L 0–3
 Öztürk (TUR)
L 0–3
3did not advance
Ibrahim HamadtouIndividual C6  Park (KOR)
L 0–3
 Chen (CHN)
L 0–3
3did not advance
Sayed YoussefIndividual 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 MahmoudIndividual C5  Zhang (CHN)
L 0–3
 Lundback (SWE)
L 0–3
3did not advance
Hanna HammadIndividual C6  Lytovchenko (UKR)
L 0–3
 Julian (AUS)
L 0–3
3did not advance

Taekwondo

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]

AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mohamed El-ZayatMen's –61 kg
Salma Ali Abd Al Moneem HassanWomen's –58 kg

See also

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