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 Games. Abdelaziz, who first took up karate at the age of seven in Cairo, had earlier in the day defeated Sofya Berultseva of Kazakhstan 5-4 in the semifinals of the competition to reach the finals. On 6 August 2021, Giana Farouk won Egypt’s first ever medal in karate after securing a bronze medal in the women’s karate kumite -61kg event. Karate made its Olympic Games debut for the first time during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. With organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games shunning the sport, indicating that it will not feature in 2024, some analysts believe this will be the only opportunity for athletes to win an Olympic…
Feryal Abdelaziz Wins Historic GOLD for Egypt at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
August 7, 2021
