Weightlifting national team coach: The competition was difficult. Our goal is the 2024 Paris Olympics medal
Alaa El-Din Hassan Kamel, the technical director of the national weightlifting teams, spoke after five players from Egypt qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Where all of them qualified: “Abdul-Rahman Mohamed, weighing +102 kg, Karim Kahla weighed 89 kg, Halima Abdel Azim weighed 81 kg, Nima Saeed weighed 71 kg, and Sarah Samir weighed 81 kg.
Alaa El-Din Hassan said: “We were able to qualify for the Olympics with five players, as the This is the most difficult qualification stage in the history of the Olympics, as the competition is very difficult and strong, and the qualification of the players through the world rankings is very good and distinguished.
He added: “We hoped to be among the countries that obtained the highest quota, as the countries that It qualified with six players, three women and three men, and only two or three countries, led by China, and Egypt is considered the fourth level on the list of countries that qualified with five players, three women and two men.
He continued: “It was the seat.” The sixth will go to the player Yasser Osama in the weight of 102 kg, but this weight is very difficult and we were not successful in obtaining this seat, and we are trying to have an opportunity to participate in this seat, but it will require many measures, including countries apologizing for this seat.
The national team coach concluded: “I thank all the players who did their best, and our goal is to win an Olympic medal, as this will be the real achievement.”
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