Sisi bestows sport medal on athletes winning trophies in championships

(MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi honored the athletes who win medals and prizes in world sport championships as well as their coaches by bestowing the sport order on them.

The ceremony was attended by Acting Prime Minister Mostafa Madboli, Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz along with heads of the Egyptian Olympic and Paralympic committees as well as Egyptian sports federations.

Sisi held a meeting with a number of the athletes and their coaches, said presidential spokesman Bassam Rady.

During the meeting, the president hailed the athletes’ accomplishments which contribute to honoring Egypt’s name in the international arena, wishing for more sports achievements so as to make Egypt reach the position it deserves at the regional and international levels.

The athletes are considered a good model for the youth as they are an example of persistence and hard work, he underlined.

Sisi also greeted the handicapped athletes who surprised the world with their accomplishments, the spokesman reiterated.

The president gave directives to the sports bodies concerned to provide all the capabilities and support to the athletes in order to allow them to attain more achievements during the coming phase.

The athletes expressed their happiness over the honoring which reflects the attention paid by Sisi and the state to the sports in Egypt.