//Skip to content
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

First Egyptian Woman to Compete in Global CrossFit Championship

May 9, 2019

Egyptian athlete Aya Fouad will be competing in the international crossfit championship ‘2019 Reebok CrossFit Games’ as the first Egyptian female crossfit athlete hosted in Wisconsin, USA from 29 July to 4 August. Fouad, who currently holds the title of the fittest woman in Egypt according to CrossFit Open, revealed the news to her followers on Instagram by posting a screenshot of her acceptance that read “Congratulations on your performance in the 2019 Open. You have earned a spot as an individual competitor at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Aya Mohamed Fouad (@aya_mohamed_fouad) on May 3, 2019 at 3:11am PDT In her post, Fouad said “Setting a goal on a paper, takes much time to achieve it. But I did never stop thinking about it. I had to be aggressive, to work hard, to show off all abilities just to reach it out. Now I can say to myself YOU DID IT… YOU had your dream on the path… With all the friends and family who supported me… Encouraged me… Finally my dream came true and I can start…


Hi guest,

You've read all of your free articles.
Subscribe now to support independent journalism and to enjoy:


Unlimited access to all our articles

Exclusive events and offers

First access to new premium newsletters

Ability to comment on articles

Full user profile