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#kumite

Feryal Abdelaziz, 22, has made history for Egypt after winning a gold medal in the women’s karate kumite +61kg event. Abdelaziz's historic achievement came after she defeated Azerbaijan's Irina Zaretska 2-0 in the final event of the tournament. Abdelaziz's achievement marks the first time an Egyptian woman has won a gold medal at the Olympic Games. It is also Egypt's eighth ever gold medal at the Olympic Games since 1912 and Egypt's first gold medal since the 2004 Athens Olympic…