Sport news about Greece, Egypt and Cyprus
Olympiakos F.C. celebrated its “mathematical” title conquest as the team won against Veroia, claiming the title earlier than ever. This is the team’s sixth Greek championship in a row, and the 18th in the last 20 years.
Olympiakos won over Veroia in Karaiskaki stadium with 3-0. This is the 43rd championship in the team’s history, thanks to two goals by David Fuster and one by Alan Pulido.
This is the team’s “fastest” championship, as it has been “claimed” two days before March.
Apparently, lobbying and pressure from soccer fans and the Greek community has paid of, as the friendly match between Greece and the Socceroos is confirmed to take place in Sydney on June 4, with a second match planned for Melbourne on June 7.
The confirmation came from Coach Ange Postecoglou who said that his team will play against the 2004 European champions at Sydney’s Olympic stadium. Although the Melbourne match has not yet been confirmed, it is bound to take place on June 7, as the Victorian government has apparently reached a deal with the Football Federation of Australia.
Earlier last week, the Office of John Eren, minister for tourism and major events, emailed the following statement to Neos Kosmos which gives some hope that the government is still keen to stage the event in Melbourne.”Victoria has a world-class calendar of the biggest and best sporting events, but it’s important to ensure our events deliver maximum economic benefits in this state.”The Greek national team has an enormous following and a proud history with Melbourne, and we look forward to welcoming them back to Victoria for a blockbuster that provides jobs and growth to the economy.”
The two friendly matches will be part of the Socceroos’ preparations for the second phase of their World Cup qualifiers, which will start later this year should they make it.
Greece is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece will enter first, leading the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.
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Egypt is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation’s debut in 1912, Egyptian athletes have participated in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for two different occasions. Egypt did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the time of Great Depression, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
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After a 2015 that saw him win many medals, prizes, and championships, the Egyptian judo champion Ramadan Darwish has qualified for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. In the 2015 Judo Grand Prix, held in the German city of Düsseldorf from 20 to 22 February, Darwish won second place, with Japan’s Haga Ryunosuke coming in first. In the 2015 Judo Grand Slam, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 8 to 10 May, Darwish won bronze. Gold and silver went to Russian Adlan Bisultanov and Azeri Elmar Gasimov, respectively. His victories throughout 2015 include winning the 2015 Judo Grand Prix, held in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, on 13 and 14 June. In the final he won against the Greek player Dimitri Peters. In the 2015 Judo World Masters, held in Rabat, Morocco, Darwish came in the third place.
Darwish’s victories during 2014 were also unforgettable. He was the winner of the 2014 Judo Grand Prix, beating Belgium player Toma Nikiforov. The competition was held in Uzbekistan’s capital of Tashkent, from 16 to 18 October. In the 2014 Judo Grand Prix, held in Astana, Kazakhstan from 10 to 12 October, he came in third; first place went to the Kazakh Maxim Rakov.
Darwish’s most recent victory was winning the European Judo Open 2016, held in January in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, in which Darwish won in the final match against Brazil’s Correa Luciano. Despite being guaranteed a place at Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Darwish told Daily News Egypt that he will continue to participate in the upcoming competitions this year, to keep up and improve his performance.
Egypt was chosen to organize the 2016 African Taekwondo Championship which will kickoff in May this year.
The Egyptian Taekwondo Federation president Farag El-Amry presented Egypt’s file to host the championship, which was supported by The Youth and Sports minister, Khaled Abdelaziz. The decision came on Saturday during the African Taekwondo Union (AFTU) general assembly in Agadir, Morocco.
El-Amry also invited the president of the World Taekwondo Federation, Choue Chung-won, who assured that he will be attending the championship that will be held in the city of Port Said.
Recently, Egypt’s Hedaya Malak secured herself a spot at the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro in Taekwondo as she won the 57kg gold medal in the 2015 World Taekwondo Grand Prix. Seham Elsawalhy followed Malak’s footsteps and will also be heading to Rio De Janeiro since she reached first place in the African Qualifications in Morocco.
Egypt’s national archery team won the 2016 African Archery Championships in Namibia on Sunday, securing two spots in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The team snagged a total of 12 medals throughout the championship, with 4 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Archers Ahmed El Nemr and Hala El Gebeily won gold medals in the men’s individual recurve event and the women’s individual compound event, respectively.
The women’s team also managed to win gold in the recurve and compound competitions.
The African Championships acted as the qualifying tournament for the continent, with the top three countries qualifying for the Olympics, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Egypt’s victory at the Archery Championships comes at the heel of its win at the African Men’s Handball Cup of Nations, where the Egyptian team landed the top place after maintaining an undefeated record.
The Egyptian national handball team defeated their long-time rivals Tunisia 21-19 to win the Africa Cup of Nations and qualify for the Olympics in Rio De Janeiro.
In what was a highly-competitive and thrilling game of handball both teams started with defensive stability in mind and the first five minutes were all tactical with Egypt leading 6-5.
The match took a turn after that with both teams trying to attack without hesitance. Tunisia took advantage of the constant Egyptian mistakes to lead for the first time in the game with their centre-back Abdelhak Ben Salah performing impressively. The half ended with Tunisia leading 10-9.
The second half was arguably the best half of handball we’ve seen in the whole tournament. Both teams were electrifying with Egypt in particular keen to take back the lead.
Egypt looked to their star man Ahmed El-Ahmar to save them and he responded with brilliant goals in the last 15 minutes to regain the lead for Egypt.
However, he wasn’t as impressive as Egypt’s substitute keeper Felfel, who turned out to be the Pharaohs’ saviour by producing numerous brilliant saves from one on one situations and ensured they kept a two-goal lead with four minutes to go.
The tension was unbearable for the 30,000 Egyptian supporters in the stadium as they watched their side cling on for the final two minutes with a two-goal lead and Tunisia in possession.
Tunisia’s captain Isam Tej missed his shot as the stadium erupted knowing very well there was no time for Tunisia to score as the game ended 21-19.
The win ensures the Egyptians qualify for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer as well as the Handball World Cup, which they had qualified to after defeating Angola in the semi-finals. Tunisia however will also qualify for the World Cup but will not make the final cut for the Olympics.
Egyptian squash players Nour El-Sherbini and Mohamed El-Shorbagy have each won the top titles in the 2016 Tournament of Champions, an annual international squash championship held in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal.
In front of a sold out crowd at Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall, El-Sherbini, 20, defeated New-York raised 22-year-old Amanda Sobhy, the highest ranking American ever in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) world rankings.
“Nour came out firing from the very start,” said Sobhy referring to her 20-year-old Egyptian opponent.
El-Sherbini, who was born in Alexandria, is the second Egyptian woman to win the Tournament of Champions. Last year, Raneem El-Weleily clenched the throne after defeating the UK’s Alison Waters.
“I don’t know what to say. It’s weird and amazing and incredible,” said El-Sherbini, who became the youngest ever Tournament of Champions winner.
Meanwhile, El-Shorbagy, the world’s top male squash player, won the Tournament of Champions for the second year running after defeating three-time world champion Nick Matthew.
“I knew that I had to beat Nick tonight. He had already beaten my brother Marwan and I didn’t want him to beat both of us in the same tournament,” said El-Shorbagy after his victory.
Egypt is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
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