On Friday, “Malik” won the gold medal in the Mediterranean in Cyprus, which is one of the major international tournaments that enjoy fierce competition among all competitors from various participating countries globally.
Gold crowning moments
The Egyptian gold-winning player describes the coronation moments as “a dream… I have strived a lot and worked for many years to reach this world title, and God willing, it will be the beginning towards big dreams that I will work to achieve in the coming years. My wishes are to complete the journey to the end.”
In her interview with “Sky News Arabia”, “Malek” added: “I played 3 matches in the tournament, the first with a champion from Greece, and the second with the champion of Morocco, which was very difficult because she is the first world and her ranking is very advanced, and the third final, which was with my Egyptian colleague. All the matches were very difficult, but I managed to win them with a comfortable difference of points and win the title.”
Congratulations to the Egyptian Karate Federation
The Egyptian Karate Federation congratulated the Egyptian player on his official Facebook page, saying: “Congratulations to Egypt, the gold medal in the Mediterranean. A billion congratulations to the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Karate Federation headed by Mr. Mohamed El-Dahrawi. Malak Ahmed is the first in the Mediterranean championship in Cyprus.”
The winner of the Mediterranean gold confirmed: “It is a wonderful feeling to represent my country in international competitions, and I always dream of being a reason to raise Egypt’s position globally, and for its good conduct among the countries of the world as a distinguished country in the game and with a great history, and to be a reason for our progress in the rankings. Global”.
Malak sent a message to her father and coach, saying: “Thank you very much for the effort you have done with me over the past years. You are the true bond and the first supporter, and God willing, we will complete the path with each other as we wished towards the world.”
Honoring Faryal Ashraf
The Cypriot Karate Federation honored the Egyptian player, Feryal Ashraf, on the sidelines of the tournament, in the presence of a large number of sports leaders in the world, after winning the gold medal in the last Olympic Games held in Tokyo.
Behind the scenes of the trip
Ahmed Adel, the father and coach, tells the scenes of the arduous journey, saying: “We worked for nearly 10 years to reach those wonderful moments, we worked a lot, and Malak trained for long hours throughout those years, in which I won many championships, such as the first on the Republic more than once, And the Arab Championship in Tunisia, which at the time was the only gold medal for Egypt.”
And Adel continued, in his interview with “Sky News Arabia”: “Because of Corona, Malak’s contact with international competitions decreased. The tournament was very difficult because Malak’s balance is the most difficult balance in the world, in addition to facing the champion of Morocco in the semi-finals, which is considered a global and African champion, in addition to its strength. And her great experience, but Malak beat her by a big margin, after she was 20 seconds behind by the end of the match, by two points, to be her first defeat in almost 4 years.”
Egyptian final
The coach of the Egyptian player who won the gold medal in the Mediterranean indicated that: “The final was purely Egyptian and Malak was able to settle it in her favour. We were following the heroine through many sites that monitor the result in points without seeing the performance and the match on the ground, and we were on our nerves from great tension.” .
He stressed: “I spoke to her through one of the Karate champion administrators, and I sent a message to her that she was a champion and that she worked hard to reach that position, and I told her to enjoy the tournament and to play in a way that makes her satisfied with herself and what she presented, and not to regret something she wished to do in Championship”.
The father described the winning moments in his interview with “Sky News Arabia”, saying: “We were very happy after the match ended, me, her mother and her little sister. We were in the car on the road. We all screamed for joy and happiness. International. A large number of people asked me to find another coach for her, so that the father would not conflict with the coach, but she always said, “I will reach the world with you.”
France camp
And he added: “The camp of France, to which a king traveled before the tournament for 3 weeks, was able to change a lot in its way of playing, because France is known for its strength in the game and has many world champions, and there they were impressed by it and its unique style of playing, and we are recently preparing for the African Championship in Egypt, which God willing, we hope to win it and write your name Malak in letters of light and continue to shine and excel.
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