Paris 2024 Day 1 summary: Egyptian table tennis starlet Hana Gouda loses, fencer Ziad Elsissy elminated

Ahram Online provided a summary of how Egyptian athletes fare on Saturday

Ahram Online , Saturday 27 Jul 2024,

2024 Summer Olympics
Egypt's Ziad Elsissy celebrates after winning the men's individual Sabre quarterfinal match against Germany's Matyas Szabo during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. AP

 

22:35 Tennis table starlet Hana Gouda was eliminated from the round of 64 of the women’s singles after losing 4-0 (11-9, 13-11, 11-6, and 11-6) to Dutch player Britt Eerland in the final event on the Egyptian agenda on Saturday.

22:20 Egyptian fencer Ziad Elsissy was eliminated from the third-place decider of the Men's Sabre Individual event after losing 15-12 to Luigi Samele of Italy late on Saturday.

21:10 Egyptian fencer Ziad Elsissy lost 15-11 to Tunisian Ferjani Fares in the semi-finals of the Men's Sabre Individual event, but he will compete for a bronze medal later in the day in the third-place decider. 

19:55 Egypt beat Uzbekistan 1-0, thanks to an 11th minute goal from Ahmed 'Koka' Nabil, to move to the second spot of Group B behind leaders Spain. La Roja are leading the group with six points while the Phraohs are second with four points following a draw against the Domincan Republic and a win against the Uzbeks.

19:20 Egypt's volleyball team opened their Paris Olympic 2024 campaign with a 3-0 loss to Poland in Group B of the preliminary round. They are scheduled to face Italy on Tuesday.


Poland's #09 Wilfredo Leon Venero (L) and Egypt's #14 Seifeldin Hassan Aly, Egypt's #10 Mohamed Masoud and Egypt's #02 Ahmed Azab Abdelrahman vie for the ball during the men's preliminary round volleyball match between Poland and Egypt during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the South Paris Arena 1 in Paris on July 27, 2024. AFP

 

17:45 Egyptian fencer Mohamed Amer Abdel-Aal lost 15-13 to Luigi Samele of Italy in the Sabre Individual Men, to elminate from the quarterfinals.

Egypt's Mohamed Amer, right, reacts at the end of the men's individual Sabre quarterfinal match against Italy's Luigi Samele during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. AP

 

17:45 Egyptian fencer Ziad Elsissy defeated Matyas Szabo of Germany 15-14 in the Sabre Individual Men, to book a place in the semifinals.

16:45 Egyptian fencer Mohamed Amer Abdel-Aal has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Fencing Sabre Individual Men event after a decisive 15-14 victory over Georgia's Sandro Bazadze, the world number 2, at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday.

16:30 Egyptian boxer Yomna Ahmed Rezk Ayyad eleminated form the 54 kg Women, round of 32 after failing to make weight.

16:16 Egyptian fencer Ziad Elsissy advanced to the quarterfinals in the Sabre Individual Men’s event after defeating his American counterpart Mitchell Saron 15-13.

14:46 Egyptian shooters Nour Abbas and Hala Elgohari fall short of reaching the finals in the 10m Air Pistol Women’s event. Abbas did not commence the competition, while Elgohari secured the 12th position out of 45 participants in the qualification round, amassing a total of 574 points. Only the top eight advance to the final stage.

14:29 Egypt fencer Mohamed Amer Abdel-Aal advanced to the round of 16 of the Sabre Individual Men’s event after defeating his countryman Adham Moataz 15-8.

14:00 Egyptian fencer Ziad Elsissy qualified for the round of 16 in Sabre Individual Men’s event after defeating Pascual Tella of Argentina 15-11.

13:33 Egyptian fencer Nardin Ehab crashed out of the women's Épée individual competition after losing 15-10 to Marie-Florence Candassamy of France.

13:24 Egypt kicked off their handball campaign with a 35-32 victory over Hungary in Group B.

Yehia Elderaa, right, of Egypt, against Patrik Ligetvari, of Hungary, during a men's handball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. AP

 

12:10 Egypt fencer Aya Hussein was eliminated from the women's Épée individual competition after losing 15-11 to Vivian Kong Man Wai of Hong Kong.

11:55 Egypt Judoka Youssry Samy failed to qualify for the round of 16 of the Men’s 60 KG competition after losing 10-0 to Magnolia’s Ariunbold Enkhtaivan. 

11:22 Egypt fencer Nardin Ehab qualified for the round of 32 in the women's Épée individual after defeating her countrywoman Shirwit Gaber 15-9.

France's Marie-Florence Candassamy and Egypt's Nardin Ehab compete in the women's individual Epee round of 32 competition during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. AP

 

11:20 Egypt fencer Aya Hussein qualified for the round of 32 in the women's Épée individual after defeating Ndeye Diongue of Senegal 15-14.

10:30 Egypt's 10M Air Rifle Mixed Teams finished 11th and 28th out of 28 teams in the qualification, scoring a total of 626.3 points and 620.6 points respectively.

10:20 Egyptian rower Abdel-Khalek El-Banna qualified for the men's single sculls quarterfinals after finishing third of his heat timing 7:05.06m. He completed the first 500m in 1:41.94, the 1000m in 3:29.40m, the 1500m in 5:17.81m and finally the 2000m contest in 7:05.06m behind New Zealander leader Thomas Mackintosh who timed 6:55.92m. El-Banna will compete in the quarters on Tuesday 30 July 2024.


Abdelkhalek Elbanna, of Egypt, competes during the men's rowing single sculls heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. AP

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