"Al-Dajlawi" Bassem Amin wins the African chess title for the seventh time… and Ahmed Ayman receives the Order of the Republic
The champions of Wadi Degla clubs continued their process of winning titles in major continental and international tournaments during the month of last March, thanks to the management’s efforts in discovering distinguished talents in all sports, and encouraging them to develop their level by providing the best coaches and the latest training systems in the world. To prepare sports champions.
At the international level, Wadi Degla club player Ahmed Ayman received the Order of the Republic, third class, from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, after his coronation. With the national team, he won the gold medal at the World Combat Games in Riyadh in karate, which is the only gold medal for Egypt in the tournament.
In the same regard, the champions of Wadi Degla clubs improved in the federation’s world rankings. International Karate Federation, as Abdullah Mamdouh maintained the top spot in the world classification with a weight of -75 kg, and Reem Salama maintained second place with a weight of -50 kg, while Menna Shaaban rose from the sixth classification to the fourth classification with a weight of +68 kg, and Norseen Ali settled in tenth place with a weight of -61. K.
In the same context, Wadi Degla club champion Jana Hossam, ranked 69th in the world for women’s tennis, was chosen to join the International Federation U-17 team to participate in the series of international junior women’s tournaments in Italy and Belgium, as well as to participate in the Roland Garros Championship, which is considered one of the Grand Slam tournaments for men and women.
At the continental level, the Director of the Wadi Degla Chess Academy, Dr. Bassem Amin, was able to win the African Chess Championship title for the seventh time in its history, qualifying for the 2025 Chess World Cup, and the champions of the Wadi Degla Taekwondo Clubs succeeded in increasing the number of Egypt’s medals in the African Games, held in Ghana, Al-Dajlawi Moataz Billah Asem won first place and the gold medal, Jana Al-Khattab won the silver medal, and Salma Khaled won bronze in the senior women’s singles competition.
As for the local team, the champions of the Wadi Degla Tennis Clubs were crowned with 80 various trophies (24 trophies). For first place – 20 cups, for second place – 36 cups for third place) in the Republic Championships that were held within the Third Complex competitions under the supervision of the Egyptian Tennis Federation.
