Hedaya Malak Wahba (aka) Hedaya Malak. Athlete. Taekwondo.
Hedaya Malak Wahba defeated the United States of America’s Paige McPherson 17-6 in the bronze-medal event of the women’s 67kg Taekwondo event, winning Egypt’s first medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Hedaya became the first Arab woman to win two consecutive Olympic medals in Taekwondo, a great achievement for the Egyptian champion
She was also winner of the bronze medal in 2016 Olympics after defeating Raheleh Asemani of Belgium in the Repechage.
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- First woman in Egypt’s history to carry the flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
- First Egyptian Woman to win a medal in Taekwondo at the Olympics
- Hedaya became the first Arab woman to win two consecutive Olympic medals in Taekwondo, a great achievement.
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