By Maydaa Abo El-Nadar Egypt has won a total of 18 medals, ranking first, at the 2017 African Fencing Championship held in the Cairo International Stadium on 8 June till 12 June. Six out of these 18 medals were gold. Alaa El-Din Aboul Kasem, winner of the men individual foil competition’s silver at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, won gold at the men individual foil competition. Also, his compatriot Ayman Mohamed Fayez won the men individual épée competition. Moving to the team competitions, the Egyptian team which included Aboul Kasem, Mohamed Essam, Mohamed Hassan and Youssef Sanaa, won the men team foil competition. Also their compatriots Ahmed El-Saghir, Ayman Mohamed Fayez, Sherif Fayez, and Mahmoud Mohsen won the men team épée competition. Egyptian female players also stood out as the team of Yara El-Sharkawy, Noha Hany, Noura Mohamed, Aida Yasser won the women team foil competition. In addition, Mariam Ahmed, Logayn Faramawy, Lina Mohamed, and Nour Montaser won the women team sabre competition’s gold. Egypt won four silver medals thanks to Yara El-Sharkawy who won silver at the women individual foil competition and Salwa Gaber, who claimed silver at the women…
