Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:EGY
Nocname:Egyptian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Website: 
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:132
Sports:24
Flagbearer Open:Hedaya Malak
Alaaeldin Abouelkassem
Flagbearer Close:Giana Farouk
Rank:54
Gold:1
Silver:1
Bronze:4
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Egypt competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's debut in 1912, Egyptian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except 1932 and 1980, joining the United States-led boycott in the latter.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football and handball are not counted:

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Archery1 1 2
Artistic swimming0 8 8
Athletics4 0 4
Badminton1 2 3
Boxing2 0 2
Canoeing1 1 2
Cycling0 1 1
Diving1 1 2
Equestrian3 0 3
Fencing7 4 11
Football18 0 18
Gymnastics2 9 11
Handball14 0 14
Judo3 0 3
Karate2 3 5
Modern pentathlon2 2 4
Rowing1 0 1
Sailing1 1 2
Shooting7 4 11
Swimming3 1 4
Table tennis3 3 6
Taekwondo2 2 4
Tennis1 1 2
Triathlon0 1 1
Wrestling6 2 8
Total 85 47 132

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Two Egyptian archers qualified for the inaugural mixed team event, along with the men's and women's individual recurve, by winning the gold medal at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.[2]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Youssof TolbaMen's individual64556
L 4–6
Did not advance
Amal AdamWomen's individual57063
L 0–6
Did not advance
Youssof Tolba
Amal Adam
Mixed team121529Did not advance

Artistic swimming

See main article: Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team event through an African continental selection in the team free routine at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Hanna Hiekal
Laila Mohsen
Duet77.86251978.9000156.762519Did not advance
Nora Azmy
Hanna Hiekal
Maryam Maghraby
Laila Mohsen
Farida Radwan
Nehal Saafan
Shahd Samer
Jayda Sharaf
Team77.9147880.0000157.91478

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egyptian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3] [4]

Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Mostafa Amr Hassanalign=left rowspan=2Men's shot put21.236 Q20.738
Mohamed Magdi Hamza Khalif19.8225Did not advance
Ihab AbdelrahmanMen's javelin throw81.9213Did not advance
Mostafa El GamelMen's hammer throw72.7623Did not advance

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt entered three badminton players (one male and two female) for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings.[5]

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Doha HanyWomen's singles
L (5–21, 3–21)

L (5–21, 5–21)
3Did not advance
Doha Hany
Hadia Hosny
Women's doubles
L (7–21, 3–21)

L (6–21, 10–21)

L (5–21, 6–21)
4Did not advance
Adham Hatem Elgamal
Doha Hany
Mixed doubles
L (5–21, 10–21)

L (7–21, 3–21)

L (9–21, 4–21)
4Did not advance

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian and 2015 African Games silver medalist Abdelrahman Oraby scored an outright semifinal victory to secure a spot in the men's light heavyweight division at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.[6] Reigning African Games champion Yousry Hafez completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Africa in the men's super heavyweight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Abdelrahman OrabyMen's light heavyweight
L 0–5
Did not advance
Yousry HafezMen's super heavyweight
L 0–5
Did not advance

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Sprint

Egyptian canoeists qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games by receiving spare berths freed up by South Africa at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.[7]

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Momen MahranMen's K-1 200 m38.8505 QF37.8364Did not advance
Samaa AhmedWomen's K-1 500 m2:13.0077 QF2:06.0335Did not advance
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Egypt entered one rider to compete in the women's omnium based on her final individual UCI Olympic rankings.

Omnium

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt sent three divers (two men and one woman) into the Olympic competition by winning the gold medal each in their respective individual events at the 2019 African Qualifying Meet in Durban, South Africa.

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
align=left rowspan=2Mohab El-KordyMen's 3 m springboard422.7512 Q408.8511 Q393.1511
Men's 10 m platform318.5523Did not advance
Maha GoudaWomen's 10 m platform275.3020Did not advance

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team jumping competition for the first time since 1960, after securing an outright berth, as one of two top-ranked nations, at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic qualifier for Group F (Africa and Middle East) in Rabat, Morocco.[8]

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRank
Nayel NassarIgor van de Wittemoerealign=left rowspan=3Individual0=1 Q1389.6324
Abdel SaidBandit Savoie1562Did not advance
Mouda ZeyadaGalanthos SHK1=26 Q886.6319
Nayel Nassar
Mohamed Talaat
Mouda Zeyada
Igor van de Wittermoere
Darshan
Galanthos SHK
Team2911Did not advance

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egyptian fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team foil and men's team sabre for the Games as the highest-ranked nation from Africa outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings. Rio 2016 Olympian Nada Hafez (women's sabre) earned another place on the Egyptian team as the highest-ranked fencer vying for individual qualification from Africa in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, while Mohamed El-Sayed completed the nation's fencing roster for the Games by winning the final match of the men's épée at the African Zonal Qualifier in Cairo.[9]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mohamed El-SayedÉpée
W 15–11

W 15–9

L 13–15
Did not advance
Alaaeldin Abouelkassemalign=left rowspan=3Foil
W 15–11

W 15–12

L 13–15
Did not advance
Mohamed Hamza
W 15–13

W 15–13

L 9–15
Did not advance
Mohamed Hassan
L 6–15
Did not advance
Alaaeldin Abouelkassem
Mohamed Desouky
Mohamed Hassan
Youssef Sanaa
Team foil
L 34–45
Classification semifinal

L 34–45
Seventh place final

L 21–45
8
Mohamed Ameralign=left rowspan=3Sabre
W 15–11

L 9–15
Did not advance
Ziad El-Sissy
W 15–13

L 12–15
Did not advance
Mohab Samer
L 10–15
Did not advance
Mohamed Amer
Ziad El-Sissy
Mohab Samer
Medhat Moataz
Team sabre
W 45–32

L 39–45
Classification semifinal

W 45–41
Fifth place final

W 45–41
5
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yara El-Sharkawyalign=left rowspan=3Foil
L 2–15
Did not advance
Noha Hany
L 6–15
Did not advance
Noura Mohamed
L 5–15
Did not advance
Yara El-Sharkawy
Noha Hany
Noura Mohamed
Mariam El-Zoheiry
Team foil
L 21–45
Classification semifinal

L 27–45
Seventh place final

L 28–45
8
Nada HafezSabre
L 4–15
Did not advance

Football

See main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Summary

Men's tournament

See main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. Egypt men's football team qualified for the Games by advancing to the final match of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, signifying the country's recurrence to the Olympic tournament after an eight-year absence.[10]

Team roster
Group play--------
Quarterfinal

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Artistic

Egypt entered three artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Mandy Mohamed booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing seventeenth out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[11] Meanwhile, Omer Mohamed and Zeina Ibrahim claimed additional places to join Mohamed on the Egyptian squad with a top-two finish in their respective individual events at the 2021 African Championships in Cairo.

Men
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
Zeina Ibrahimalign=left rowspan=2All-around13.20012.50011.86611.70049.26664Did not advance
Mandy Mohamed13.23311.03311.20012.83348.86667Did not advance

Rhythmic

Egypt fielded a squad of rhythmic gymnasts to compete for the first time at the Olympics, by winning the gold each in the individual and group all-around at the 2020 African Championships in Sharm El Sheikh.[12]

Trampoline

Egypt qualified one gymnast each for the men's and women's trampoline by claiming the top spots, respectively, at the 2021 African Championships in Cairo.

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Seif Asser SherifMen's96.19010Did not advance
Malak HamzaWomen's94.720 9Did not advance

Handball

See main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Summary

Men's tournament

See main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Egypt men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the 2020 African Men's Handball Championship in Tunis, Tunisia.[13]

Team roster
Group play----------------
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt qualified three male judoka for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Mohamed Abdelmawgoud (men's half-lightweight, 66 kg), with Ramadan Darwish (men's half-heavyweight, 100 kg) earning his third consecutive trip to the Games, was selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, while Rio 2016 Olympian Mohamed Abdelaal (men's half-middleweight, 81 kg) accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[14]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mohamed AbdelmawgoudMen's −66 kg
L 00–10
Did not advance
Mohamed AbdelaalMen's −81 kg
W 10–00

L 00–01
Did not advance
Ramadan DarwishMen's −100 kg
W 01–00

L 00–01
Did not advance

Karate

See main article: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt entered five karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Ali El-Sawy and 2016 world champion Giana Farouk qualified directly for the men's kumite 67 kg and women's kumite 61-kg category, respectively by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.[15] Feryal Abdelaziz finished among the top three in the final pool round of the women's kumite +61 kg category to secure an additional place on the Egyptian squad at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.[16] Abdalla Abdelaziz (men's kumite 75 kg) and Radwa Sayed (women's kumite 55 kg) completed the lineup by topping the continental field of karateka vying for qualification from the African zone based on the WKD Olympic Rankings.[17]

Kumite
AthleteEventRound RobinSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ali El-SawyMen's −67 kg
L 3–4

L 1–4

W 1–0

L 1–3
3Did not advance
Abdalla AbdelazizMen's −75 kg
L 2–2+

L 7–8

L 1–3

W 4–1
5Did not advance
Radwa SayedWomen's −55 kg
L 2–7

L 0–1

W 5–3

L 6–7
5Did not advance
Giana FaroukWomen's −61 kg
W 2–0

W 2–1

W 5–0

L 1–1+
2 Q
L 1–1+
Did not advance
Feryal AbdelazizWomen's +61 kg
W 4–0

W 3+–3

L 7–9

D 0–0
q
W 5–4

W 2–0

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egyptian athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Rio 2016 Olympian Haydy Morsy secured a spot in the women's event by virtue of her top finish at the 2019 African Championships in Cairo.[18] On the men's side, Ahmed El-Gendy locked the podium with a bronze medal to join Morsy on the Egyptian roster at the 2021 UIPM World Championships in Cairo, with Ahmed Hamed and Amira Kandil receiving the spare berths previously declined by the original entrants, as the next highest-ranked, eligible modern pentathletes in the UIPM World Rankings.[19]

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
RankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP points
Ahmed Hamedalign=left rowspan=2Men's16–190211962:06.5828297211927911:25.8520615138724
Ahmed El-Gendy18–171152091:57.135316161828410:32.4726681477
Amira KandilWomen's18–171211992:15.1416280502525013:28.3432492122129
Haydy Morsy20–151102212:24.35332627629313:07.6925513128919

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by winning the gold medal and securing the first of five berths available at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[20]

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egyptian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships and the continental regattas.

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Aly BadawyMen's Laser323331333031333327EL28334
Khouloud MansyWomen's Laser Radial363943424336403632EL34741
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egyptian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and African Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.[21]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Samy Abdel Razek10 m air pistol56731Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Osama El-Saeid10 m air rifle618.842Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions113938Did not advance
Mostafa HamdySkeet11229Did not advance
Youssef Makkar10 m air rifle612.045Did not advance
Abdel-Aziz MehelbaTrap12116Did not advance
Azmy MehelbaSkeet12019Did not advance
Ahmed ZaherTrap12019Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Radwa Abdel Latif10 m air pistol56040Did not advance
Maggy AshmawyTrap11322Did not advance
Hala El-Gohari10 m air pistol56041Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Alzahraa Shaban10 m air rifle620.038Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions1138-36x35Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal /
PointsRankPointsRankOpposition
Score
Rank
Osama El-Saeid
Alzahraa Shaban
10 m air rifle team617.5 28Did not advance
Samy Abdel Razek
Radwa Abdel Latif
10 m air pistol team563 18Did not advance
Abdel-Aziz Mehelba
Maggy Ashmawy
Trap team138 15Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egyptian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[22] [23]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=3Marwan El-KamashMen's 400 m freestyle3:46.9414Did not advance
Men's 800 m freestyle7:52.7616Did not advance
Men's 1500 m freestyleDid not advance
align=left rowspan=2Ali KhalafallaMen's 50 m freestyle22.22=24Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle49.31=30Did not advance
Youssef RamadanMen's 100 m butterfly51.67=14 Q52.2716Did not advance
align=left rowspan=3Farida OsmanWomen's 50 m freestyle25.1324Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle55.7433Did not advance
Women's 100 m butterfly58.6920Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's and women's teams secured their respective Olympic berths by winning the gold medal each at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete each in the men's and women's singles tournament.[24] Moreover, an additional berth was awarded to the Egyptian table tennis players competing in the inaugural mixed doubles by winning the final match against Nigeria at the 2020 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tunis, Tunisia.[25]

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Omar Assaralign=left rowspan=2Singles
W 4–3

W 4–3

W 4–3

L 1–4
Did not advance
Ahmed Saleh
L 1–4
Did not advance
Khalid Assar
Omar Assar
Ahmed Saleh
Team
L 0–3
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yousra Abdel Razekalign=left rowspan=2Singles
L 0–4
Did not advance
Dina Meshref
W 4–2

L 3–4
Did not advance
Farah Abdel-Aziz
Yousra Abdel Razek
Dina Meshref
Team
L 0–3
Did not advance
Mixed

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt entered four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Abdelrahman Wael (men's 68 kg), 2014 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Seif Eissa (men's 80 kg), Nour Abdelsalam (women's 49 kg), and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Hedaya Malak (women's 67 kg) secured the spots on the Egyptian squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco.[26] [27]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Abdelrahman WaelMen's −68 kg
W 22–20

L 7–8
Did not advance
Seif EissaMen's −80 kg
W 12–1

W 6–5

L 1–13

W12–4
Nour AbdelsalamWomen's −49 kg
L 20–21
Did not advance
Hedaya MalakWomen's −67 kg
W 11–10

L 12–13
Did not advance
W 19–0

W 17–6

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament for the first time in history. Mohamed Safwat and Mayar Sherif secured an outright berth each in the men's and women's singles, respectively, by winning the gold medal at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.[28]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mohamed SafwatMen's singles
L 5–7, 1–6
Did not advance
Mayar SherifWomen's singles
L 5–7, 6–7(1–7)
Did not advance

Triathlon

See main article: Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt entered one triathlete to compete at the Olympics for the first time in history. Basmla El-Salamoney topped the field of triathletes vying for qualification from Africa in the women's event based on the individual ITU World Rankings of 15 June 2021.[29]

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Egypt qualified eight wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to book an Olympic berth in the men's Greco-Roman 67 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while seven additional licenses were awarded to the Egyptian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Hammamet, Tunisia.[30] [31] [32]

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Amr Reda HussenMen's −74 kg
W 3–1 PP

L 1–3 PP
Did not advance7
Diaaeldin KamalMen's −125 kg
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance10
Enas MostafaWomen's −68 kg
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance14
Samar AmerWomen's −76 kg
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance10
Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Haithem MahmoudMen's −60 kg
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance9
Mohamed Ibrahim El-SayedMen's −67 kg
W 3–1 PP

W 3–1 PP

L 1–3 PP

W 3–1 PP
Mohamed MetwallyMen's −87 kg
W 4–1 SP

W 3–0 PO

L 1–3 PP

L 0–5 VT
5
Abdellatif MohamedMen's −130 kg
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance9

See also

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