Africa’s First Olympic Fencing Medal Comes From Egyptian Student
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Alaaeldin Abouelkassem, an engineering student who says his friends back home in Egypt make fun of him for being a fencer, won Africa’s first Olympic medal in the sport.
The 21-year-old eliminated world champion Andrea Cassara of Italy in the men’s foil yesterday before losing the gold-medal match 15-13 to Lei Sheng of China.