The head of the Egyptian Karate Federation, Mohamed El-Dahrawi, commented on this achievement in statements to “Sky News Arabia”, stressing that “it was achieved thanks to the good preparation and professional and thoughtful training of the players of the Egyptian karate team, whether women or men.”.
Al-Dahrawi thanked and saluted the coaches and players who achieved this achievement, especially those who achieved gold, noting that the achievements “will continue with the board of directors of the new union.”.
The Egyptian team won 9 various medals during the tournament, with 3 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze, and 3 players ranked fifth in the competitions, led by Mohamed Abdel Rahman, the men’s coach, and Hani Qeshta, the women’s coach.
Abdullah Mamdouh won the kumite gold, meaning fighting in a weight of under 75 kg, and Youssef Badawi won a gold kumite, weighing under 84 kg, while Hazem Muhammad won a gold kumite in a weight above 84 kg..
In second place, the player Yasmine Al-Juwaili won the kumite silver under 50 kg, Muhammad Ramadan won the kumite silver under 84 kg, and Taha Mahmoud won the kumite silver over 84 kg..
In the third place, Ahlam Youssef won a kumite bronze in 55 kg, Ali El-Sawy won a kumite bronze in a weight of under 67 kg, and Feryal Ashraf won a kumite bronze in a weight of under 68 kg..
In the fifth place in the competitions, the player Aih Hisham, “Kata”, came from Menna Shaaban Kumite, who weighed over 68 kg, and Ahmed Lotfi Kumite, who weighed under 67 kg..