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Thursday, 11 August 2016

Weightlifters Sara Ahmed and Mahmoud Mohamed bringing home the bronze

Egyptian weightlifter Sara Ahmed, 18, won a bronze medal at the Olympics yesterday in the Women’s 69 kg class, becoming the first Egyptian woman to ever win an Olympic medal, Ahram Online reported. This is Egypt’s first weightlifting medal since 1948, even though two Egyptian weightlifters are likely to be handed medals since their competitors at the 2012 London Games were suspended in June and July. Ahmed’s win is also Egypt’s first at the Rio Olympics. Mohamed Mahmoud also won bronze in men’s 77 kg weightlifting class, USA Today reported. Also make sure to check out Ahram Online’s photo gallery: Egyptian weightlifters steal limelight with two bronze medals (navigate from the left-most square icon at the footer of the image, the images of Sara Ahmed and Mahmoud Mohamed start at Slide 12 and run until Slide 24).

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