Mohamed El-Zayat Explained

Mohamed El-Zayat
Birth Date:2001 4, df=yes
Country:Egypt
Sport:Para taekwondo

Mohamed El-Zayat (born 1 April 2001)[1] is an Egyptian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] [3] He received a kick to the head in his semi-final match against Daniil Sidorov.[3] El-Zayat advanced to the final but he was unable to compete due to his injuries and, as a result, Nathan Torquato was awarded the gold medal.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mohamed El-Zayat . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 4 September 2021 . 6 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210906124724/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/taekwondo/athlete-profile-n1542571-elzayat-mohamed.htm . dead .
  2. News: Berkeley . Geoff . 2 September 2021 . Elzayat stretchered off twice as first Paralympic taekwondo champions are crowned . . 4 September 2021.
  3. News: Joy as Peru take gold on Para taekwondo debut . Paralympic.org . . 2 September 2021 . 6 September 2021.