As the Tokyo 2020 Olympics came to an end we pay tribute to the MENA regions athletes who brought home a total of 18 medals, 4 of them gold.
From Tunisian swimmer Hafnoui, who took home his country’s only gold medal to Saudi Arabian Tarek Hamedi’s silver medal in the Karate +75 kilos division, here the list of our medal winners who made us proud.
Tunisia:
18 year old Tunisian Ahmed El Hefnawy won a gold medal in the Men’s Swimming competition.
19 year old Tunisian Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi won a silver medal in the Men’s Taekwondo competition.
Morocco:
25 year old Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali won a gold medal in the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase.
Egypt:
22 year old Egyptian Feryal Ashraf won a gold meedal in the Women’s Karate Kumite competition.
21 year old Egyptian Ahmed el Gendy won a silver medal in the Men’s Modern Pentathlon competition.
23 year old Egyptian Seif Eissa won a bronze medal in the Men’s Taekwondo competition.
28 year old Egyptian Hedaya Malak Wahba won a bronze medal in the Women’s Taekwondo competition.
26 year old Egyptian Giana Farouk won a bronze medal in the Women’s karate kumite competition.
23 year old Egyptian Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed won a bronze medal in the Men’s Greco-roman competition.
Qatar:
23 year old Qatari Fares Hassouna won a gold medal in the Men’s weightlifting competition.
30 year old Qatari Mutaz Essa Barshim won a gold medal in the high jump in athletics competition.
26 year old Qatari Cherif Younousse and 26 year old Ahmed Tijan Janko won a bronze medal in the Men’s beach volleyball.
Saudi Arabia:
23 year old Saudi Tarek Hamdi won silver medal in the Men’s Karate competition.
Jordan:
22 year old Jordanian Saleh EL-Sharabati won a silver medal in the taekwondo competition.
25 year old Jordanian Abd al-Rahman al-Masatafa won a bronze medal in the 67 kg karate competition.
Bahrain:
30 year old Bahraini Kalkidan Gezahegne won a silver medal in the Women’s 10,000 metres final.
Syria:
27 year old syrian Maan Asaad won a bronze medal in the Men’s weightlifting.
Kuwait:
57 year old Kwaiti Abdullah Al-Rashidi won a bronze medal in the Men’s skeet competition.
