International Federation: International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)
Egyptian Federation: Egyptian Weightlifting Federation
Venue: Toa Payoh Sports Hall
Date: 15 Aug 2010 - 19 Aug 2010
Age Group (dd/mm/yy): 1/1/93-31/12/94
Weightlifting is one of the sports in Egypt that has the best record in the Olympics. The Egyptians are pioneers in this sport because they are more tolerant and they have persistence and strong will like no other, and this is proven by all the records and the medals they have achieved regionally, internationally and In Olympic records, and hopefully the youth would be
on the same path of the seniors and achieve the best results in this first time youth Olympic.

 

The Best Olympic Achievement
Weightlifting records and achievements by Egyptians are the Top of any other sport in Egypt; there’ve been 5 Gold Olympic Medals, 2 Silvers and 2 Bronzes. In Amsterdam 1928, El Sayed Nosseir won the first Olympic gold medal for Egypt, then in Berlin 1936, Anwer Mesbah and Khadr El Touni both won another two medals, and finally, in London 1948, another two golds for Mahmoud Fayad and Ibrahim Shams