Day: August 11, 2021

Ahmed Elgendy Wins First Silver Medal for Egypt, Tokyo 2020 Olympics : August 07th, 2021

Ahmed El-gendy (aka) Ahmed Elgendy. Modern Pentathlon. Athlete

Ahmed Elgendy has made Olympics history for Egypt, winning the country’s first ever medal in the men’s modern pentathlon event and the country’s first non-bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Elgendy, who is just 21-years-old, won the historic silver medal after finishing in second place with 1,477 points, just five points away from Great Britain’s Joseph Choong.

Modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport that comprises five different events: fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping and final combined ‘laser-run’ event of pistol shooting and cross country running.

source/content: egyptianstreets.com

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pix: egypttoday.com

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EGYPT

Kalkidan Gezahegne Wins 1st Medal For Bahrain, Tokyo 2020 Olympics : August 07th, 2021

Kalkidan Gezahegne. Middle distance runner. Athlete.

Kalkidan Gezahegne won Bahrain’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games after clinching silver in the Women’s 10,000 metres final.

Kalkidan ran a brilliant race to finish in a time of 29 minutes 56.18 seconds. She was right behind gold-medallist Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, who won in 29:55.32. Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia, who was leading for much of the event, came third in 30:01.72.

Kalkidan’s silver medal was her first in the Olympic Games. It is also Bahrain’s fourth medal in the history of the Olympiad

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Bahrain’s Kalkidan Gezahegne won the Kingdom’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games. (bahrainolympic)

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BAHRAIN