"This is such a big honour," said Ahmed, who won the Youth Olympic Games title two years ago. Jubilant teenager Sara Ahmed became the first Egyptian woman to stand on an Olympic podium when she finished third in the women's 69kg in Rio. Technically, Abeer Abdelrahman preceded Ahmed as the first Egyptian woman to land an Olympic medal. Egyptian men have won nine weightlifting medals, including five golds, but the most recent was claimed in 1948. The Colombian, who would have edged Ahmed out of the medals with a successful lift, failed and Egypt's coaches celebrated loudly.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 10, 2016 22:52 UTC