Sports’ Women on International Women Day – Egypt TodayFarida Osman - Egypt Today/Yasmine Hassan2016 Rio Olympics - Taekwondo -Women's -57kg Victory Ceremony - Carioca Arena 3 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 18/08/2016.Hedaya Malak Wahba (EGY) of Egypt celebrates on the podium with her bronze medals. At 11, she participated in her first national championship, where she won four gold medals. A year later, she represented Egypt in the African league and has been a national source of pride since then.Hedaya Malak snatched the 67-kilogram silver medal in the 13th Tournoi International de Paris (French Open) - World Taekwondo. She is overcoming stereotypes by proving her talent as a skilled and successful racer in Egypt.Ibtisam Zayed was crowned with two gold medals for Egypt in the African Cycling Championship. The championship was held in the United States.Al-Ahly’s Table-Tennis Women team topped the African continent after achieving the Africa Club Championship title by beating the Nigerian side Canaan Queens in the final.Nour El Sherbini, the youngest ever women’s squash world champion, successfully defended her title after winning the Women’s World Championship held in Gouna.

Source: Egypt Today March 08, 2018 17:03 UTC