A historic popular reception for the Egyptian Feryal Ashraf, gold medalist in Tokyo (video + photos)

Olympic champion Feryal Ashraf, a gold medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Karate Olympics, arrived at her home in Cairo’s Matariya neighborhood amid a huge popular reception from locals on Thursday.

The hero’s friends and neighbors, Ferial, were keen to celebrate it, and a bus was allocated to transport the player from the airport to his home, and a number of karate players and players from the Qalyubia region were present to celebrate the hero who raised the name of Egypt at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Faryal posted on his Facebook page photos of his reception and celebration with the locals, and wrote: “The welcome from my family, my neighbors, my condolences and God made me very happy, thank you to all the inhabitants of Mataria region and long live Egypt. “

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Feryal Ashraf, in addition to Ahmed El-Gendy, the modern pentathlon silver medalist who came from Tokyo after the end of the Olympics, received an official reception at Cairo airport and presented roses and souvenirs .

Faryal, 22, won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the women’s karate competition – over 61 kg.

Faryal achieved a feat as the first female player to win gold in the history of Egypt’s participation in the Olympics, as no Egyptian player has preceded her by winning gold after Abeer Abdel Rahman won silver and bronze in weightlifting, and Sarah Samir also won bronze in weightlifting.

Source: RT

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