Jubilant teenager Sara Ahmed became the first Egyptian woman to stand on an Olympic podium when she finished third in the women’s 69kg at Riocentro on Wednesday. “This is such a big honour,” said Ahmed, who won the Youth Olympic Games title two years ago. “All Egypt was waiting for one or two medals from our team.”Technically, Abeer Abdelrahman preceded Ahmed as the first Egyptian woman to land an Olympic medal. “But I was the first to be on the podium,” smiled Ahmed, who said she took up weightlifting after being introduced to the sport by her brother. The Colombian, who would have edged Ahmed out of the medals with a successful lift, failed and Egypt’s coaches celebrated loudly.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 11, 2016 13:07 UTC