Personal information | |
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Nationality | Egypt |
Born | 9 May 1989 |
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Event | Épée |
Aya El-Sayed (Arabic : آية السيد; born May 9, 1989) is an Egyptian épée fencer. [1] El-Sayed represented Egypt at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's individual épée event. She lost the preliminary round of thirty-two match to France's Hajnalka Kiraly Picot, with a score of 7–15. [2]
Aya Medany is an Egyptian modern pentathlete. She made her Olympic début at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, as the youngest competitor both in the Egyptian team and competing in the pentathlon.
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