Feryal Abdelaziz. Karate. Athlete
Egyptian karateka Feryal Abdelaziz clinched the gold medal at Karate competitions in Tokyo, giving Egypt the first gold medal at Tokyo Olympic Games.
Feryal defeated the World no.1 Irina Zaretska from Azerbaijan 2-0 in the final to clinch the gold medal.
Feryal became the first Egyptian girl to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games and the 8th athlete in the nation’s history to achieve a gold medal.
The Egyptian national anthem was played at the Olympic Games for the first time since Athens Olympic Games in 2004 when Karam Gaber won the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.
source/content: egypttoday.com
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