Over the seventeen days of the Rio 2016 Olympics, over 11,000 athletes will take part in 306 events across 28 sports. While the Olympics may not attract the kind of attention that international football tournaments do in Egypt, one things that Egyptians will happily do is support their fellow countrymen and countrywomen on the world stage.
This edition of the games will see 119 Egyptian athletes participate in a total of 22 sports. Though few expect Egypt to be high up on the medals table come August 21st, it's a remarkable achievement for all involved nonetheless - but still, if anyone's going to pull something special out of the bag, it's these guys.
Farida Osman
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This national treasure has already made headlines by reaching the 100m-butterfly semi-finals at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she ranked fifth. Only 21 years old, Osman is considered to be Egypt’s best performing swimmer.
Ahmed El Nemr
Photo courtesy of Ahmed El-Nemr on Facebook
He may be the oldest on this list, but 37-year-old archer Ahmed El Nemr is fairly new to the archery game, having started in 2007 and playing competitively in 2009. A winner of several championships, El Nemr is currently ranked 51st at Rio and will play this Monday.
