The Egyptian national para badminton team delivered an emphatic performance at the African Para Badminton Championship held in Nigeria from October 7 to 12, claiming a total of 9 medals: 4 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze.
Gold medal wins included a remarkable triple for Mohamed Rashad — singles (WH1), men’s doubles (WH1–WH2 with Mohamed Hassan), and mixed doubles (WH1–WH2 with Shaimaa Sami). The fourth gold was secured by Mohamed Hassan in men’s singles (WH2).
The silver medal went to Shaimaa Sami in women’s singles (WH2 classification). Among bronze recipients were Mohamed Shaaban (SU5 singles), Basma Hisham (SL4 singles), Rahma Ahmed Abdo (SU5 singles), and the doubles pair Mohamed Shaaban / John Khaled (SU5).
The Egyptian contingent in Nigeria comprised Mohamed Rashad (WH1), Mohamed Hassan (WH2), Shaimaa Sami (WH2), John Khaled (SL4), Basma Hisham (SL4), Mohamed Shaaban (SU5), Rahma Ahmed Abdo (SU5), and Emad El-Din Adel (SH6). They competed under coach Mohamed Atef, with delegation head Ahmed Magdy El-Dakrory from the Egyptian Badminton Federation’s board.
Analysts viewed Egypt’s haul as a strong signal of its growing competitiveness in para sports. “This result demonstrates depth across classifications and successful athlete development,” said Dr. Lina Farouk, a Cairo-based para-sports scholar.
However, regional media coverage paints a slightly different medal tally: some reports credit Egypt with 8 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze) instead of 9. These discrepancies underscore the challenges of real-time reporting in continental events, though the Egyptian federation maintains its 9-medal count.
Nigeria, the host nation, dominated the overall medal table—with 36 total medals, including 10 golds. Despite that, Egypt’s placement and performance reflect continued upward momentum in its para badminton programme.
Moving forward, the federation is expected to invest further in classification support, training facilities, and international exposure to turn these successes into sustained performance at world-level events.
