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Sunday, 1 September 2019

Egypt dominates African Games, winning record-breaking 273 medals

Egypt dominates African Games, landing record-breaking 273 medals: Egypt earned a record-breaking 229 medals at this year’s African Games, bringing home 79 gold, 87 silver, and 59 bronze. The 2019 African Games ran from 19-31 August in Rabat, Morocco and saw 54 African countries participate. Nigeria and Algeria also gave impressive performances, winning a total of 103 and 113 medals, respectively.

Where were we strongest? Our swimmers and weightlifters bossed the competition, winning 41 and 31 medals in the respective sports. Swimmer Hania Moro alone is bringing home four gold medals, and weightlifters Ahmed Saeed, Mohamed Mahmoud, Karim Abokahla, and Rania Mahmoud each won three. We also performed strongly in wrestling, gymnastics, fencing, and chess.


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