| Egypt at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | EGY |
| NPC | Egyptian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | paralympic |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 38 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Metwaly Ibrahim Mathna |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Egypt sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The 38 member strong team won 12 medals, 4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze. Sports Egypt participated in included athletics, powerlifting and table tennis[1] Among Egypt's representatives included Fatma Omar and Sherif Othman in powerlifting, Mohammed Beshta, Mahmoud El-Attar, Hossam Abdel Kader and Mohammed El-Sayed Abdel Kader in athletics and Fayza Hafez in table tennis.[2]
- ^ "Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak honorary chairperson of Egypt Paralympics Committee" Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Egypt State Information Service, July 25, 2008
- ^ "Guts and Glory" Archived 2008-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Egypt Today, August 2008