Egyptian athletes amassed 45 medals at this year’s Mediterranean games in Tarragona, Spain – placing 5th among the 25 competing nations. The Mediterranean games, usually held every four years, concluded today with an impressive showing from Egyptian athletes who won 18 gold, 11 silver and 16 bronze medals at the competition. Egypt sent 170 athletes to the games to participate in 21 sports. Italy topped the number of medals in the competition, winning 156 medals which was followed by Spain with 121, then Turkey and France with 95 and 99 medals respectively. Notable athletes at the event include Farida Osman, who won the silver medal in the 100m butterfly event, as well as the gold medal in the Women’s 50m butterfly– breaking the record time for the competition with 25.48, and achieving the gold medal in the Women’s 50m Freestyle event. In the male swimming events, Marwan Elkamash won the bronze medal for the 200m Freestyle competition and the 400m Freestyle race. Abdelrahmen Elaraby achieved the silver medal in the 200m Butterfly competition while Ali Khalafalla attained the bronze medal in the 50m Freestyle race. Egypt’s fighters were very successful at…
