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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 12 - 18 October 2000 Issue No. 503 
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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 12 - 18 October 2000 Issue No. 503
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Egypt Elections Palestine International Economy Opinion Culture Books Interview Travel Living Sports Profile People Time Out Chronicles Cartoons Letters Nowhere but up
The medals just keep coming for Egypt at the Paralympics. The country notched five the first time the Paralympics were held, in Seoul -- one gold, three silver and one bronze. The figure quadrupled in Barcelona in 1992. Egypt's 32-member delegation took seven gold, five silver and eight bronze for 20 medals. And in Atlanta 1996, out of 130 countries, Egypt finished a respectable 23rd with 30 medals, including seven gold. The following list illustrates that, if things go according to plan, Egypt's curve in Sydney will continue to rise.
Men's Weightlifting
Name: Bedridden Mahmoud
Weight: 48kg
Best Achievements: Gold medal in the 1999 All-Arab Games in Amman
Expectations: Bronze medal
Name: Osama Abdel-Moneim
Weight: 52kg
Best Achievements: Silver medal at the 1994 World Championship; bronze medal at the 1998 World Championships in Dubai
Expectations: Bronze medal
Name: Ahmed Gom'aa
Weight: 56kg
Best Achievements: Gold medal in 1996 Atlanta Games; gold medal and world record in 1992 Barcelona Games
Expectations: Gold medal and a world record
Name: Metwalli Mathana
Weight: 60kg
Best Achievements: Silver in Atlanta; gold in Dubai
Expectations: Gold medal and a world record
Name: Shaaban Yehia
Weight: 67.5kg
Best Achievements: Gold in Amman
Expectations: Silver medal
Name: El-Sayed Abdel-Aal
Weight: 75kg
Best Achievements: Gold in Amman
Expectations: Silver medal
Name: Mustafa Fadloon
Weight: 85kg
Best Achievements: Fourth in Dubai; silver in Atlanta
Expectations: Silver medal
Name: Abdel-Moneim Salah
Weight: 90kg
Best Achievements: Bronze in Atlanta; bronze in Dubai
Expectations: Gold medal
Name: Sherif El-Husseini
Weight: 100kg
Best Achievements: Gold in Dubai; silver in Atlanta
Expectations: Silver medal
Name: Mandi Ahmed
Weight: 70kg
He will be a first-time participant in international competition
Expectations: Fourth or fifth place
Women's Weightlifting
Name: Fatma Omar
Weight: 44kg
Best Achievements: Gold in Dubai
Expectations: Gold medal
Name: Abeer Ibrahim
Weight: 48kg
Best Achievements: Gold in Dubai
Expectations: Gold medal
Name: Sayeda Attia
Weight: 52kg
Best Achievements: Fourth in Dubai
Expectations: Bronze medal
Name: Hoda Amr
Weight: 56kg
Best Achievements: Bronze medal in 1999 European Open in Hungary
Expectations: Bronze medal
Name: Gihan Galal
Weight: 60kg
Best Achievements: Silver in Hungary
Expectations: Silver medal
Name: Nadia Fikri
Weight: 67.5kg
Best Achievements: Gold in Dubai
Expectations: Gold medal
Name: Hend Abdel-Ati
Weight: 82.5kg
Best Achievements: Silver in Dubai
Expectations: Silver medal
Name: Faten Hegazi
Weight: Over 82.5kg
Best Achievements: Gold in Dubai
Expectations: Gold medal
Name: Sayeda Anwar
Weight: Over 86.5kg
Best Achievements: Fourth in Hungary
Expectations: Third or fourth place
Track and Field
Intellectually disabled athletes are categorised in the 20s; blind in the 30s; wheelchair-bound in the 40s; and amputates in the 50s. The T stands for track; the F for field.Name: Ahmed Hassan Sediq
Classification: T 37
Best Achievements: Two bronze and one gold in Atlanta; bronze medal in Barcelona in 400m
Expectations: Three medals in the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints
Name: Hani Sayed
Classification: F 58
Best Achievements: Two silver in Atlanta in shotput and discus; 2 gold in Barcelona in shotput and discus
Expectations: Two silver in shotput and discus
Name: Mahmoud Ramadan
Classification: F 58
Best Achievements: Gold and silver in discus and javelin at 1998 World Championships in England
Expectations: Silver in javelin and bronze in shotput
Name: Zakia Abdel-Rahman
Classification: F 58
Best Achievements: One gold, one silver in Atlanta in javelin and shot put; one gold, one silver in javelin and shotput in 1994 World Championships in Germany
Expectations: One gold, one silver in javelin and shotput
Name: Ahmed Khairi
Classification: F 44
Best Achievements: Gold in Barcelona in javelin; gold and silver in discus and javelin in Atlanta
Expectations: Silver and bronze in discus and javelin respectively
Name: Hossameddin Mohamed
Classification: F 57
Best Achievements: Bronze in discus in Atlanta; fourth in shotput in England
Expectations: Bronze in discus
Name: Karima Zaki
Classification: F 58
Best Achievements: Gold in discus in Atlanta; silver in England
Expectations: Silver in discus
Name: Mervat El-Sayed
Classification: F 58
Best Achievements: Gold and silver in shotput and discus in Atlanta; gold and bronze in shotput and discus in England
Expectations: Silver in shotput and bronze in discus
Name: Ibrahim Badr
Classification: F 57
Best Achievements: Bronze in javelin in Germany; bronze in England
Expectations: Bronze in javelin
Name: Ibrahim Ramadan
Classification: F 58
Best Achievements: Bronze in shotput in 1997 African Championships in Tunisia; gold in shotput in 1999 All-Arab Games in Amman
Expectations: Bronze in shotput
Name: Tareq Abdel-Raziq
Classification: F 37
Best Achievements: Eighth in discus in England
Expectations: Fourth or fifth in discus
Name: Motaw'a Abdel-Baqi
Classification: F 58
Best Achievements: Gold in discus in Amman
Expectations: Silver or bronze in discus
Name: Mohamed Moawad
Classification: F 56
Best Achievements: One gold, one silver, one bronze in javelin, discus and shotput in Amman
Expectations: Three bronze in the javelin, discus and shotput
Name: El-Sayed Moussa
Classification: F 58
He will be a first-time participant in international competition
Expectations: Fourth or fifth place in discus
Swimming
S 1 is the highest form of disability; S 9 is the lowest.
Name: Essam Zeidan
Classification: S 5
Best Achievements: Silver in 50m butterfly, fourth in 200m in Atlanta; silver in 50m butterfly, two bronze in 50m backstroke and 50m freestyle in Malta World Championships
Expectations: Bronze in 50m freestyle
Men's Wheelchair Volleyball
Competitors: 12
The team will be a first-time participant in international competition
Expectations: Bronze
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