Mohamed Afify Explained

Mohamed Afify
محمد عفيفي
Full Name:Mohamed Afify
Birth Date:10 November 2001
Birth Place:Alexandria, Egypt
Discipline:MAG
Natlteam:2018–present (EGY)
Club:Alexandria Sporting Club
Headcoach:Arafat Ahmed
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Mohamed Afify (Arabic: محمد عفيفي, born November 10, 2001) is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. He is the 2022 African champion. Additionally he represented Egypt at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

Personal life

Afify was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 2001.[1]

Gymnastics career

2018

Afify competed at the 2018 Junior African Championships where he helped Egypt place first as a team; individually he placed first in the all-around and on four of the six apparatuses.[2] He was later selected to represent Egypt at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Although he did not qualify to any individual finals, he won the bronze medal in the mixed multi-discipline team event.[3]

2019

Afify became age-eligible for senior competition in 2019. He competed at the 2019 African Games where he helped Egypt win the silver medal behind Algeria. Individually he placed fourth in the all-around.[4] Afify competed at his first ever World Championships in 2019. During qualifications he placed 90th in the all-around.[5]

2020–22

The majority of competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Afify returned to competition at the Cairo World Cup where he was second reserve for the parallel bars final. In October he competed at the 2021 World Championships; he only competed on four events and was ranked 46th on parallel bars.[6]

In 2022 Afify competed at the African Championships where he became the African all-around champion. Additionally he won gold on horizontal bar and in the team final.[7] At the 2022 World Championships Afify finished 27th in the all-around during qualifications was the third reserve for the final.[8]

2023

Afify competed at various World Cups throughout early 2023. At the Cairo World Cup he won silver on parallel bars behind Illia Kovtun.[9] Afify next competed at the 2023 African Championships where he helped Egypt place first as a team; individually he won silver in the all-around behind compatriot Omar Mohamed.[10] Afify ended the year competing at the 2023 World Championships where he finished 50th in qualifications.[11]

2024

Afify competed at the World Cups in Cairo and Baku. At the African Championships he helped Egypt finish first as a team and individually he won silver in the all-around and on pommel horse and gold on the parallel bars.[12]

Competitive history

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIG profile: Mohamed Afify. International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. Web site: 2018 African Championships Men's Results. The Gymternet. May 19, 2018.
  3. Web site: Olympedia: Mohamed Afify. Olympedia.
  4. Web site: Egypt Breaks Records and Ranks First in African Games 2019. September 3, 2019. Cairo Gyms.
  5. Web site: 2019 World Championships Men's Results. The Gymternet. October 19, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2021 World Championships Men's Results. October 27, 2021. The Gymternet.
  7. Web site: Rooskrantz, Afify win senior all-around gold as Egypt sweeps team titles at African Championships. July 12, 2022. International Gymnast Media.
  8. Web site: Who qualified to the men's finals at Worlds?. The Gymternet. November 2, 2022.
  9. Web site: محمد عفيفي صاحب فضية كأس العالم للجمباز: فخور بهذا الإنجاز.. وهدفنا التأهل لأولمبياد باريس. Mohamed Afifi, silver medalist in the Gymnastics World Cup: Proud of this achievement... Our goal is to qualify for the Paris Olympics. ar. April 30, 2023. Egypt Independent.
  10. Web site: 17th Senior African Championships Pretoria (RSA). International Gymnastics Federation.
  11. Web site: 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Men's All-Around Qualification. USA Gymnastics. September 30, 2023.
  12. Web site: 2024 African Championships Men's Results. The Gymternet. May 7, 2024.