Egypt at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
| Egypt at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | EGY |
| NPC | Egyptian Paralympic Committee |
| in Tokyo, Japan | |
| Competitors | 48 in 8 sports |
| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Egypt will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September. This will be Egypt's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Paralympics.
Competitors[edit]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Goalball | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Para Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Powerlifting | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Sitting volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 29 | 19 | 48 |
Athletics[edit]
- Men's field
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | ||
| Ibrahim Ibrahim | Men's discus throw F56 | |||
Badminton[edit]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Ahmed Eldakrory | Men's singles SU5 | |||||||
Goalball[edit]
With the withdrawal of the Algeria women's team by 21 April 2021, the International Paralympic Committee selected Egypt as a replacement.[1] A goalball team has up to six players, separate to team staff (of which, up to three may be on the team bench as well).
Sitting volleyball[edit]
Egyptian men's sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning at the 2019 ParaVolley Africa Zonal Championships.[2]
Swimming[edit]
Three Egyptian swimmers have successfully entered the Paralympic Games slot after breaking the minimum qualification score (MQS).[3][4]
Table tennis[edit]
Egypt has entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. All of them qualified from 2019 ITTF African Para Championships which was held in Alexandria, Egypt.[5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Mohamed Sameh Eid Saleh | Individual C4 | ||||||||
| Ayman Zenaty | Individual C5 | ||||||||
| Ian Seidenfeld | Individual C6 | ||||||||
| Ibrahim Hamato | Individual C7 | ||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Faiza Mahmoud | Individual C5 | ||||||||
| Hanna Hammad | Individual C6 | ||||||||
Taekwondo[edit]
Egypt qualified two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. All of them are confirmed to compete after winning the gold medal at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco.[6]
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Mohamed Yasser | Men's –61 kg | |||||
| Salma Ali Abd Al Moneem Hassan | Women's –58 kg | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Egypt to take women's goalball slot at Tokyo 2020". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Rwandan women's sitting volleyball team qualify for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
- ^ "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
- ^ "African Qualification Tournament Results". World Taekwondo. 26 February 2020.
