The “Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum Creative Sports Award” announced on Monday that Egypt won five awards for major achievements in 2018, with the country’s prized football hero Mohamed Salah winning The Outstanding Arab Athlete award. Mohamed Ihab Youssef also won the MBR’s “Arab Athlete” award. He is the first Arab athlete to win three gold medals in the history of Arab participation in world weightlifting championships. Egypt men’s National Squash Team won the MBR’s “The Arab Team” award. He is the first player in the world to win three gold medals at the World Junior Championship, World Youth Championship, and Youth Olympics.

Source: Egypt Independent November 26, 2018 13:18 UTC