Egypt at the 2022 World Games

Egypt at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeEGY
NOCEgyptian Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors21 (14 men and 7 women) in 8 sports
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
6
World Games appearances

Egypt competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Egypt won three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal. The country finished in 22nd place in the medal table. Most medals were won in karate.

Medalists

Further information: 2022 World Games § Medal table, and List of 2022 World Games medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Abdalla Abdelaziz Karate Men's kumite 75 kg 9 July
 Gold Youssef Badawy Karate Men's kumite 84 kg 9 July
 Gold Abdelrahman El-Sefy Sumo Men's lightweight 9 July
 Silver Ahlam Youssef Karate Women's kumite 55 kg 8 July
 Silver Abdelrahman Shahin Cue sports Men's snooker 17 July
 Bronze Taha Tarek Karate Men's kumite +84 kg 9 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Aerobic gymnastics 1 1 2
Cue sports 2 0 2
Finswimming 1 1 2
Karate 3 4 7
Orienteering 0 1 1
Powerlifting 1 0 1
Sumo 5 0 5
Wushu 1 0 1
Total 14 7 21

Aerobic gymnastics

Main article: Aerobic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

Egypt competed in aerobic gymnastics.[2]

Cue sports

Main article: Cue sports at the 2022 World Games

Egypt won one silver medal in cue sports.[3][4]

Finswimming

Main article: Finswimming at the 2022 World Games

Egypt competed in finswimming.[5]

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2022 World Games

Egypt won four medals in karate.[6][7][8]

Men
Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Abdalla Abdelaziz Men's kumite 75 kg  Horuna (UKR)
L 5–6 		 Azhikanov (KAZ)
W 5–3 		 Mahauden (BEL)
W 12–4 		2 Q  Scott (USA)
W 10–5 		 Horuna (UKR)
W 6–3 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Youssef Badawy Men's kumite 84 kg —  Ech-chaabi (MAR)
W 5–0 		 Timmermans (NED)
W 1–0 		1 Q  Kvesić (CRO)
W 4–4 		 Ech-chaabi (MAR)
W 6–6 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Taha Tarek Men's kumite +84 kg  Irr (USA)
W 5–4 		 Kvesić (CRO)
L 3–5 		 Daniel (AUS)
W 4–1 		2 Q  Seck (ESP)
L 1–1 		 Talibov (UKR)
W 2–0 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Aya Hesham Women's kata  Ono (JPN)
L 24.28–25.46 		 Lau (HKG)
L 24.54–24.68 		 Kokumai (USA)
L 24.38–24.40 		4 Did not advance 6
Ahlam Youssef Women's kumite 55 kg  Messerschmidt (GER)
W 6–2 		 Campbell (CAN)
W 9–1 		 Allen (USA)
D 0–0 		1 Q  Warling (LUX)
W 0–0 		 Terliuga (UKR)
L 0–1 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dahab Ali Women's kumite 61 kg  Snel (NED)
D 2–2 		 Serogina (UKR)
W 2–1 		 Klinepeter (USA)
W 9–0 		1 Q  Grande (PER)
L 3–3 		 Suchánková (SVK)
L 1–3 		4
Menna Shaaban Okila Women's kumite +68 kg  Keinanen (FIN)
L 0–1 		 Jemi (TUN)
L 2–5 		 Chatziliadou (GRE)
L 1–3 		4 Did not advance 7

Orienteering

Main article: Orienteering at the 2022 World Games

Egypt competed in orienteering.[9]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Salma Abo Khaber Women's sprint 27:42.00 36
Women's middle distance DNF

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games

Egypt competed in powerlifting.[10]

Athlete Event Exercises Total weight Total points Rank
Squat Bench
press 		Deadlift
Ahmed Hassanin Men's super heavyweight 482.5 332.5 300.0 1115.0 95.08 10

Sumo

Main article: Sumo at the 2022 World Games

Egypt won one gold medal in sumo.[11] The sumo team was banned from competing in the remaining sumo events after "poor sportsmanship".[12]

Wushu

Main article: Wushu at the 2022 World Games

Egypt competed in wushu.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Aerobic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. ^ Brennan, Eliott (17 July 2022). "Crouin and Gilis claim squash titles at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Billiard Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Finswimming Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Sandra Sanchez and Anzhelika Terliuga lead way to medals on Day 1 of Karate at The World Games". World Karate Federation. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. ^ "New Karate heroes crowned at The World Games 2022". World Karate Federation. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Orienteering Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Sumo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  12. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Wushu Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.