The former Egyptian weightlifting champion, Nahla Ramadan, has lost the ability to move and is undergoing intensive medical examinations in a hospital in Alexandria, according to what was confirmed to “Sky News Arabia” by her friend and companion in the hospital, the Egyptian weightlifting player, Esmat Mansour.
Ismat Mansour explained that Nahla Ramadan, who achieved many championships for Egypt, “entered the spiral of illness 6 years ago, which forced her to compulsory retirement and stay at home for treatment,” noting that she was staying with her at home.
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She added, “14 days ago, I was surprised by her falling to the ground and unable to move.”.
And she confirmed that she immediately informed her brothers and they took her to Mustafa Kamel Military Hospital in Alexandria, adding: “The condition worsened, as it began to bleed heavily from the mouth, and only yesterday the Ministry of Sports intervened to provide the necessary for it.”
Mansour explained that the doctors initially told them that she suffers from Mediterranean fever, which causes her bloody bleeding, as well as lupus, which led to stiff joints and loss of ability to move, as well as muscle atrophy.
She indicated that Ramadan “is currently undergoing examinations and analyzes to accurately determine her medical condition and the nature of the appropriate treatment for her, but she is going through a bad psychological condition due to her inability to move, and she asks the people who made her happy to pray for her.”
For his part, the director of the media office of the Egyptian Ministry of Sports, Mohamed Shazly, said in statements to “Sky News Arabia”, that “the ministry has coordinated with all concerned authorities to provide full care for the heroine, Ramadan.”
And he stressed that “the Ministry of Sports sent a letter to the hospital in which she is located, to bear all the financial costs that her condition needs, and the Minister of Sports is coordinating with the Minister of Health regarding providing the necessary medical for her.”
It should be noted that Ramadan was born in Alexandria in 1987, and she participated in the first World Junior Championship at the age of 12, where she achieved sixth place, and her father was her coach at the time.
It also won Egypt 3 gold medals at the World Adult Championships in 2003, and 3 golds at the 2007 African Games, in addition to achieving fifth place at the 2012 London Olympics..