Aya Shehata Explained

Aya Shehata
Birth Date:16 February 2003[1]
Weight:67 kg
Country:Egypt
Sport:Taekwondo
Event: –67 kg

Aya Shehata (born 16 February 2003) is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner. She represented Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

She competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria, and won a bronze medal in the women's 67 kg event.[2]

She competed at the 2023 African Games in Accra, and won a silver medal in the mixed team event.[1]

In February 2024, she competed at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. She won her semifinal match and qualified to represent Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] She competed in the women's 67 kg event and defeated Cecilia Castro in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aya Shehata . olympics.com . August 9, 2024.
  2. Web site: Egypt extends medal tally to 49 in Mediterranean Games . . Tamer . Mohamed . 5 July 2022 . 9 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers . . 12 February 2024 . 9 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Paris 2024 Day 14 summary: Egyptian Taekwondo star Aya Shehata reaches quarterfinals of 67 kg . english.ahram.org . 9 August 2024 . 9 August 2024.