Egyptian Samar Hamza qualifies for the Tokyo Olympics in wrestling

Samar Hamza, a player in the Egyptian wrestling team, qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo after winning the first of two matches in the African and Oceania qualifiers in Hammamet, Tunisia, from 2 to 4 April.

Samar secured qualification for the Olympiad after winning the first match and qualifying for the final of the 76th weight, as the competitions include only 3 players, and the first and second weight of each weight qualifies directly for the Olympiad.

Samar beat Tunisia's Zineb Saghir by confirmation to play in the final against Ivorian Ami Yuen.

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