Egyptian swimmer Marwan Al-Kamash He won the title of Best African Athlete after an outstanding performance that secured a total of five gold medals and two silver medals in Accra.
After his return to Egypt, Al-Khamas received multiple honors. He is now training in the United States with renowned coach Mark Schubert for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
During his career, Al-Kamash has achieved many accolades, including qualifying for the Olympic Games three times. He also won many championships at Arab, African and international level for Egypt.
Egypt dominated in the 13th All Africa Games, held in Accra, Ghana between March 8 and 13, 2024, with 192 medals, of which 102 were gold. Trailing far behind, Nigeria secured 120 medals and South Africa came in third with 106.
The media center of the Egyptian Olympic Committee was announced On Saturday, March 23, when the Egyptian delegation surpassed the achievement of the previous edition of the African Games held in Morocco in 2019, Egypt won 94 gold medals.
Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi declare yourself that Egypt’s remarkable achievements in sports attest to the nation’s continued progress. He emphasized the importance of continuous, science-driven planning to ensure success in both individual and team sports at all levels.
The gold medal won by the women’s volleyball team, defeating Tunisia in the final with a historic 3-0 victory, represents a remarkable achievement, marking the first gold at the African Women’s Volleyball Games since the 1987 championship held in Kenya. Accordingly, the men’s volleyball team secured gold at the African Games after defeating Kenya 3-0 in the final.
The The women’s tennis team also won the gold medal defeating Nigeria with a team consisting of Sandra Sameer, Lamis Al-Husseiny and Mirna Rafat, marking the second gold for the women’s tennis team at the championship.
Egypt participated in this year’s event version of the African Games with a delegation of 390 people, including athletes, coaches and administrators, competing in 20 sports, including arm wrestling, athletics, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, volleyball, boxing, chess, hockey, handball, judo, karate , swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, weightlifting, wrestling and speed.
The 13th African Games in 2024, which lasted 15 days in March, featured more than 5,000 athletes from all over Africacompeting in 29 sports, including eight that will serve as qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Accra and the Cape Coast hosted events from various sports including arm wrestling, athletics, badminton, basketball (3×3) and others, held at venues such as the Accra Sports Stadium and the University of Ghana Stadium.