Egypt at the 2019 African Games

Egypt competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, 297 athletes were expected to represent Egypt at the games. This later increased to 330 athletes. Athletes representing the country won 102 gold medals, 98 silver medals and 73 bronze medals and the country finished 1st in the medal table.

Egypt at the
2019 African Games
IOC codeEGY
NOCEgyptian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
in Rabat, Morocco
19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
Competitors330 (198 men and 132 women) in 25 sports
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
102
Silver
98
Bronze
73
Total
273
African Games appearances (overview)

The 2019 African Games were the 12th edition of the continental multi-sport event. The games featured over 6,500 athletes from 54 countries competing in 26 sports. Egypt's impressive medal haul included victories in athletics, boxing, weightlifting, taekwondo, and karate, among other sports. The country's performance in the games was particularly notable, as it marked the first time since 1991 that Egypt had finished at the top of the medal table. The success was celebrated throughout the country, with many lauding the achievements of the Egyptian athletes as a source of national pride.

Later five Egyptian athletes (Abderrahmane Al Sayed, Ibrahim Moustafa, Samar Hossein, Sara Ahmed Samir, Farag Salma) were disqualified due to anti-doping violations.

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