Al-Ahram Weekly Online   4 - 10 November 2004
Issue No. 715
Sports
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Another win


Click to view caption

EGYPTIAN wrestler Karam Gaber, who won a gold medal in the Athens Olympics, has tied the knot. Gaber, who swept his 96-kilo division to collect Egypt's first gold at an Olympics in 56 years, married Irena from Belarus whom he met during a world wrestling championship in Russia almost three years ago. Gaber, 26, became an overnight celebrity after defeating Georgian Ramaz Nozadze for the gold, his face appearing on huge billboards in Cairo's downtown area. He was also received by President Hosni Mubarak.

The medal was Egypt's first of the Games in 20 years and upped the country's gold medal tally in Olympic history to seven. Gaber, centre, is flanked by Irena and Alexandria Governor Mohamed El-Mahgoub

33% Off -- Al-Ahram Weekly Annual Subscription: $50 Arab Countries, $100 Other. Subscribe Now!
--- Subscribe to Al-Ahram Weekly ---

© Copyright Al-Ahram Weekly. All rights reserved

Issue 715 Front Page
Front Page | Egypt | Region | Yasser Arafat | Economy | International | US elections | Opinion | Ramadan debate | Press review | Reader's corner | Culture | Features | Living | Sports | Chronicles | Profile | Cartoon | People | Listings | TRAVEL
Current issue | Previous issue | Site map