Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi decided to name some of the new axes and bridges after Egyptian Olympic medalists, in appreciation of their achievements at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Al-Sisi congratulates gold medalist Feryal Abdel Aziz during her interview on the state-run TV, “Feryal is from a beautiful Egyptian family, and what she achieved is a beautiful Egyptian success.”
He pledged to continue his full support to Egyptian athletes at the Olympic Games.
Abdelaziz made history after winning a gold medal in the women’s kumite +61kg event, on Saturday, as she defeated Azerbaijan’s Irina Zaretska 2-0 in the final round of the tournament. Egypt won six medals in Tokyo 2020, the country’s most medals won at a single Olympic Games.
Abdelaziz was the first Egyptian woman to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. It was also Egypt’s eighth gold medalist at the Olympic Games since 1912 and Egypt’s first gold medalist since the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
