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Aya Shehata

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Aya Shehata
Personal information
Born (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21)[1]
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

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She competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria, and won a bronze medal in the women's 67 kg event.[2]

She competed at the 2023 African Games in Accra, and won a silver medal in the mixed team event.[1]

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.[3] She competed in the women's 67 kg event and defeated Cecilia Castro in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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