Egypt has always been known for its stupendous achievements in sports such as swimming, squash or football.
2017 was a year full of success and inspiration on so many levels and we definitely went the extra mile.
These are the top 10 impressive athletes who turned the eyes on all media platforms in 2017.
- Mohamed Al-Husseini, first Egyptian swimmer with Down Syndrome, who tried to cross the English channel separating Britain from France attempting to enter the Guinness World Records.
- Egypt’s Raneem El Welily advanced on 17th December the 2017 Women’s PSA World Championship for the second time.
- Egyptian weightlifter Mohamed Ihab gave the country its first gold medal at the World Championship in 66 years, winning three golds in Anaheim, the United States and became the first World Champion from Africa in a men’s event since 1984.
- Omar Hegazy is the first Egyptian to swim from Jordan to Egypt with an amputated leg to cross the 20 kilometers from Jordan’s al-Aqaba to Egypt’s Taba
- The Egyptian Duo Omar Samra and Omar Nour embark on their latest adventure; to row 5000 kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean, which they expect will take several months.
- Egyption Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb are the first husband and wife in sports history to win the same major singles title on the same day.
- Egypt’s Mohamed and Marwan Elshorbagy became the first siblings in history to face each other in the final of the Men’s AJ Bell PSA World Championship to be ended with Mohamed Elshorbagy achieving Men's PSA World Championship for Egypt
- Farida Osman, is the first Egyptian to win a medal at the Swimming World Champions, and has been named as the Best Female Athlete from Africa at the Association Of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Awards 2017
- Mohamed Salah the Egyptian footballer awarded BBC African Footballer of the Year after a series of achievements playing a big role in the seven goals that brought Egypt to the World Cup for the first time since 1990 and scoring 13 goals in Liverpool since the start of the season.
- Sarah Essam has officially signed with Stoke City Ladies Club as a forward, making history as the first Egyptian female to ever compete in a women’s premier league.