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Different sports in

Egypt

Ayman Abdelkhalek TCLP teacher, Central Academy k-12 school

Ann Arbor, MI

By the end students will be able to :-

1 – Name different common sports in both ancient and modern Egypt.

2 – Speak about Egyptian famous teams and how this is important for Egyptians.

3 – Watch a part of a soccer game between Al-Ahly and Zamalek.

Sport is common in Egypt since the Pharaohs times

Egypt, the land of many faces, offers many sports activities along with other things to do. The history of Egypt Sports is very ancient. Paintings and scenes depicted on the pyramids and temple walls display sports played in ancient time in Egypt.

http://www.asiarooms.com/en/travel-guide/egypt/entertainment-in-egypt/sports-in-egypt.html

The history on ancient Egypt sports was comprised of a variety of games and sports. Quite surprisingly ancient Egypt games and sport are not that different from the games we practice and enjoy today. Murals and paintings dating back to the days of the ancient Egyptians indicate that the pharaoh and his people enjoyed such activities as wrestling , javelin throwing , hockey…….

http://egyptcairoholidays.com

…. gymnastics (floor exercise), rhythmic gymnastics, archery , swimming and marathon

http://egyptcairoholidays.com

Sport in Modern Egypt

The most played and watched sport in Egypt today is Football or Soccer. Al Ahly and Al Zamalek are the two Egyptian Soccer clubs famous all over the Arab World and in Africa. These two clubs are also the long time champions of Soccer regionally. Al Ahly that means 'national' in Arabic language is the most crowned club in Egypt. It was founded it in 1907 in Cairo. Al Zamalek is one of the Egypt's best sports clubs. This club was established in 1911 and is currently based in Giza.

http://www.asiarooms.com/en/travel-guide

1 - Football

You can see streets all over Egypt almost empty only in Ramadan at sunset and at the Al-Ahly vs Al-Zamalek games time

Watch this part of a game between Al-Ahly and Al-Zamalek

Of the top fifteen men’s players in the world, seven are Egyptian and the women’s side is not far behind

2 - Squash

Ahmed Barada ( a world champion)

Amr Shabana . He won the World Open in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, and reached the World No. 1 ranking in 2006.

Karim Darwish finished runner-up at the World Open, losing in the final to fellow Egyptian player Ramy Ashour

Ramy Ashour He reached world No. 1 in January, 2010, after beating Nick Matthew in the final of the 2009

Raneem El Weleily is a professional squash player and currently is world No 5 . she became the world junior champion in Belgium in 2005

Omnia Abdel Kawy won the World Junior Championship in Egypt 2003

Nour El Tayeb, is a professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of twelve in November, 2011

Part of Ahmed Barada’s World Squash Open 1999 Final برادة ألحمد اسكواش مبارة

1 – Abdel Latif Abou Heif, known as the Crocodile of the Nile, enjoyed a tremendously successful and lengthy marathon swimming career from 1953 to 1972. In 2001, he was voted Marathon Swimmer of the Century

He won races between 30K (18.6 miles) and 80K (49.7 miles) in water temperatures ranging between 12-28.8°C (54-84°F)

In 1955 He broke the world record in swimming after crossing the English channel in 11 hours and 44 minutes

He was World's Great Marathon Swimmer from 1953-1972; Longest Distance Swim - 60 miles of Lake Michigan in 34 hours, 45 minutes non stop http://openwaterpedia.com

3 -Swimming

Watch these historic photos about Abou Heif

2 -Dr. Rania Elwani ( the golden Nile fish ) is an Olympic and former African Record holding swimmer from Egypt. She swam for Egypt at 1992, 1996 and 2000. In 2004 she became a member of the International Olympic Committee

Watch Rania Elwani

االوليمبياد في فريقها مشاركة عن تتحدث علواني رانيا

The Egyptian national handball team is controlled by the Egyptian Handball Federation. The Team's performance in the '90s boosted the sport's popularity in the country and attracted media and official attention, especially after scoring a huge upset against former World champions Romania in the 1995 World Men's Handball Championship held in Iceland.Egypt also became the first non-European team to reach the World Championship semi-finals in the 2001 Men's tournament that was held in France. The Egyptians dubbed that team the "Dream Team”

4 -Handball

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_national_handball_team

National Egyptian Handball Team representing Egypt in The World Cup "Egypt 2009“

العالم 2009 كأس بطولة في للشباب اليد لكرة القومي المنتخب

5 - volleyball

Volleyball marked itself as the most successful sports team this year after winning the African title by beating Algeria 3-0 in the final then beating Iran and Japan to qualify for the world league after a one-year absence, as well as qualifying for the World Cup scheduled to take place in Italy next year.

http://www.thefreelibrary.com

Egypt clinch men’s volleyball gold at Arab Games

Egypt vs Poland Volleyball in WORLD CUP JAPAN 2011

بولندا و مصر بين الطائرة الكرة باليابان )مباراة العالم كاس2011)

In speedball, Egypt continued to dominate the game claiming the title of the 23rd world championship held in Egypt ( in 2009) after winning eight gold medals in men and women competitions.

http://www.thefreelibrary.com

6 - Speedball

Egypt vs France 1/2 World Speedball Championship 2008 Men's Singles

فرنسي 2008 العب مع مصري العب لقاء من جزء

Thank You

……I hope you enjoyed it

Ayman AbdelkhalekTCLP teacherCentral AcademyAnn Arbor, MI