Athletics: Egypt's Hamada leads Men's 800m in London Games

Ahram Online, Monday 6 Aug 2012

Egypt's Mohamed Hamada qualifies for the Men's 800m in style after finishing first with a time of 1:48.05 in the initial heat

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Egypt's Hamada Mohamed (C) reacts as he places first in his men's 800m round 1 heat during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium (Photo: AP)

Egyptian star Mohamed Hamada finished first in round one of the Men's 800m with a time of 1:48.05 on Monday.

Hamada's semi-final qualification is a great result for the 19-year-old player who hopes to reach the final.

Egypt are looking to snatch a second medal  in the 2012 Olympic Games, as they clinched a silver after Fencer Alaaeddin Abul-Kassem defeated China's Sheng Leii 15-13 in the final of the men’s individual foil.  

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