NewzA member of the Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestling team, Mohamed Hassan, secured a medal for Egypt at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games by qualifying for the final of the 67 kg weight class. The Egyptian champion defeated Turkey’s Murat Firat 2-0, booking his place in the final and guaranteeing Egypt its first medal in the 20th edition of the Games. Hassan had previously reached the semi-finals by defeating Croatia’s Dominik Etlinger three to one, a strong start that confirms Egyptian wrestling has come to Taranto not just to make up the numbers, but to compete for gold.
The post Wrestler Mohamed Hassan secures Egypt’s 1st medal at Mediterranean Games appeared first on Egypt Independent. Egyptian swimmer Abdelrahman Sameh won the gold medal in the 50m butterfly on Saturday evening at the 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy. Sameh finished the race in 23.18 seconds, breaking the competition record.
The 20th edition of the Mediterranean Games is being held in the Italian city of Taranto and will continue through September 3, with 3,803 athletes from 26 countries taking part. The Egyptian delegation is competing in 23 sports, including archery, athletics, badminton, 3×3 basketball, boxing, canoeing and kayaking, equestrian, fencing, swimming, gymnastics, handball, judo, karate, paddling, rowing, sailing, shooting, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, fin swimming and inline skating. Egypt is seeking strong results and as many medals as possible, maintaining Egypt’s position among the leading medal-winning countries in Mediterranean Games history.
Egypt currently ranks sixth among the countries with the most medals in the history of the Mediterranean Games, with a total of 620 medals, including 156 gold, 209 silver and 255 bronze. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm The post Egyptian swimmer Abdelrahman Sameh wins gold at Mediterranean Games appeared first on Egypt Independent.
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