Ibrahim Hamato was 10 years old when he lost his arms in a train accident, despite that he has become a champion table tennis player and helped change the perception of disabled people in Egypt. Now aged 41 he has qualified for the Rio Paralympic Games, to be held from 7 to 18 September. Hoping to win a medal in Brazil, Hamato is training hard.
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Egypt: A champion prepares for the Paralympic games
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Cypriot contractor J&P wins Qatar Foundation World Cup stadium deal
Cyprus-based contractor, Joannou & Paraskevaides (J&P), has been awarded the construction contract for the Qatar Foundation stadium, sources have revealed.The stadium will have a tournament capacity of 40,000, and as with all proposed 2022 FIFA World Cup venues, will feature innovative cooling technology that will provide comfortable playing and viewing conditions for fans and players alike.
The design of the stadium will see light filtered through complex geometrical pattern and will be located at Education City.
RFA Fenwick Iribarren Architects is the design consultant for the QF Stadium, while Astad Project Management serves as the project manager.
The development of QF Stadium, and the associated Health & Wellness Centre, will be overseen by the Qatar Foundation Capital Projects Directorate.
“We have received the confirmation letter on Saturday, 16 July. We are yet to receive the official document, but we expect it will come next week. Further details will be revealed then,” sources told Construction Week.
The structure is intended to reference Islamic architecture. Both the interior and exterior will be clad in translucent triangular panels whose colour and patterns will shift throughout the day, depending on the position of the sun and influence of artificial illumination which will reflect the events happening from within the stadium.
Construction is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2019.
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Mohamed Ihab Wins Egypt’s Second Medal at Rio Olympics
Egyptian weightlifter Mohamed Ihab won Egypt’s second medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 77kg men’s weightlifting event.Ihab, who managed to lift 361kg, came in third place, scoring Egypt’s second bronze medal of the day and of the Rio Olympics.
The Egyptian bronze medalist came third after Kazakhstan’s Nijat Rahimov and China’s Lu Xiaojun, who both lifted 379kg and set new world records.
The bronze medal is Egypt’s second of the day after weighlifter Sara Ahmed came in third place in the women’s 69kg event.
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Sara Ahmed Achieves Egypt’s First Medal at the Olympics
Egyptian weightlifter Sara Ahmed won Egypt’s first medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics after finishing in third place in the women’s 69kg weightlifting event.Sara, who managed to lift 255kg, also became the first Egyptian woman to win a medal during the Olympics.
The 18-year-old Egyptian weightlifter came third after Kazakhstan’s Zhazira Zhapparkul and China’s Xiang Yanmei, who came second and first respectively.
Sara’s achievement also marked Egypt’s first weightlifting Olympic medal since 1948, when Attia Hamouda won silver.
While this marks Egypt’s first medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Egypt has continued to impress many at home and overseas. Many of Egypt’s athletes have broken personal and continental records at the competition.
