Aya Shehata
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| Born | 16 February 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –67 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Aya Shehata (born 16 February 2003) is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner. She represented Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]She competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria, and won a bronze medal in the women's 67 kg event.[2]
She competed at the 2023 African Games in Accra, and won a silver medal in the mixed team event.[1]
In February 2024, she competed at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. She won her semifinal match and qualified to represent Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] She competed in the women's 67 kg event and defeated Cecilia Castro in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Aya Shehata". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Mohamed, Tamer (5 July 2022). "Egypt extends medal tally to 49 in Mediterranean Games". The Egyptian Gazette. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Day 14 summary: Egyptian Taekwondo star Aya Shehata reaches quarterfinals of 67 kg". english.ahram.org. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Aya Shehata profile at World Taekwondo
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- Living people
- 2003 births
- African Games medalists in taekwondo
- African Games silver medalists for Egypt
- Competitors at the 2023 African Games
- Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Egypt
- Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo
- Egyptian female taekwondo practitioners
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Egypt
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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