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Egyptian taekwondo practitioner (born 2003)

Aya Shehata
Personal information
Born (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportTaekwondo
Event –67 kg
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Egypt
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Accra Mixed team
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran 67 kg

Aya Shehata (born 16 February 2003) is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner. She represented Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

She competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria, and won a bronze medal in the women's 67 kg event.

She competed at the 2023 African Games in Accra, and won a silver medal in the mixed team event.

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. She competed in the women's 67 kg event and defeated Cecilia Castro in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals.

References

  1. ^ "Aya Shehata". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. Mohamed, Tamer (5 July 2022). "Egypt extends medal tally to 49 in Mediterranean Games". The Egyptian Gazette. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. "Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. "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.

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