Paris 2024 Day 11 summary: Wrestler Mohamed Gabr loses in greco-roman semis, Egypt's Abdellatif misses bronze

Ahram Online provides a summary of how Egyptian athletes fare on Tuesday

Ahram Online , Tuesday 6 Aug 2024,

Moamen Mohamed
Egypt's Moamen Mohamed (red) wrestles Venezuela's Raiber Jose Rodriguez Orozco (blue) in their men's greco-roman 60kg wrestling repechage match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on August 6, 2024. AFP

 

21:40 Egypt's synchronized swimming team ended their competition today. They placed last out of ten teams. The team scored 243.9896 points in the final round, bringing their total score to 486.7547 points.

21:40 Egypt's Abdellatif Ahmed fell short of a bronze medal suffering a 2-5 defeat against China's Lingzhe Meng in the Men's Greco-Roman 130kg category. Despite a valiant effort, Ahmed was unable to secure the victory.

20:00 Greco-Roman wrestler Mohamed Gabr lost 6-0 against the 2021 world champion Mohammadhadi Saravi from Iran in the semi-final of the 97kg category. Gaber will contest the bronze medal on Wednesday.

14:37 Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Gabr advanced to the semifinals of the men's 97kg Greco-Roman wrestling competition on Tuesday, defeating Belarus' Abubakar Khaslakhanau 4-1. Gabr will face Iran's Mohammadhadi Saravi in the next round.

13:46 Egypt’s Athlete Moustafa Mahmoud Abdelkhalek missed out on qualifying for the men's Javelin throw final, coming in 15th place in qualification Group B. He recorded a single valid attempt of 74.87m.

13:32 Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Gabr claimed a 6-1 win against Kajaia Mihail of Serbia, securing his spot in the quarterfinals of the 97 kg Greco-Roman Men's event.

13:26 Egyptian athlete Esraa Samir landed in the 15th place in the Women's Long Jump event with a jump of 6.20m. Only the top 12 performers progress to the final.

13:20 Egyptian wrestler Nada Ashour kicked off her campaign in Paris with a 2-7 loss to Ziqi Feng of China, the 2023 World Championship bronze medalist, in the Freestyle Women's (50 kg) Round of 16.

13:06 Egyptian diver Mohamed Farouk concluded the preliminary round of the Men's 3m Springboard diving event in 23rd place, amassing a total of 317.40 points. The top 18 divers from the preliminary round advance to the semifinals.

12:35 Egyptian wrestler Mahmoud Khaled Abdelrahman suffered a 0-9 defeat against Aram Vardanyan of Uzbekistan, leading to his elimination from the Men's Greco-Roman 77kg Round of 16.

12:25 Egyptian wrestler Abdellatif Ahmed secured a 6-4 victory over Kiril Milov of Bulgaria in the repechage round of the 130 kg event. He will challenge Lingzhe Meng of China on Tuesday for the bronze medal.

12:14 Egyptian Athlete Ihab Abdelrahman failed to qualify for the men's javelin throw final after finishing 15th in Group A. He managed a single valid attempt of 72.98 meters

12:11 Egypt's Moemen Ahmed Rabie (60 kg) was defeated 1-12 in his repechage wrestling match against Venezuela's Raiber Orozco, resulting in his elimination from the event.

Check Team Egypt squad

Check Team Egypt schedule and results 

(For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)

Short link: