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Years passed and he was able to summer He achieved many distinguished achievements in the game, most notably the third place twice in the World Senior Championships in 2018 and 2019 in Taiwan and Japan, and the African champion in the version hosted by Morocco.
The fruit of the Egyptian player’s achievements became more evident, when he succeeded in registering his name in letters of gold as the first Arab and African player to win the sumo gold at the World Games, held in the United States.
The son of the Gharbia Governorate in the Egyptian Delta spoke to the site "Sky News Arabia"about his historical gold medal in light weight, which made him feel happy and proud "What she achieved in the tournament, which is held every 4 years, which is like the Olympic Games" As he put it, he also indicated that he had received an offer to play as United State.
Saifi explained that "What I achieved has been a big dream of mine over the past years".
He recounted the course of the tournament, adding: "He started with the champion of Mongolia, then 3 confrontations with players from Ukraine, the most difficult of which was the semi-final match, where the competitor was one of the world’s ranked and won the world championship 3 times in a row.".
A strange incident in the final
The final match witnessed a strange incident when the match referee decided to consider the Ukrainian player a winner despite his loss, due to the summer celebration in the air, which the referee considered exaggerated and unsportsmanlike.
However, the objection of the Egyptian coach Abdel Rahman Shaalan and a number of members of the Egyptian mission, and the cheers of the fans, changed the opinion of the referee, who decided to repeat the meeting, so that Al-Saifi won again.
The Egyptian hero describes these moments by saying: "I was not worried, and I was confident in the head of the mission, the head of the Egyptian Judo Federation, Marzouk Mohamed, and the president of the African Union, who spoke to the referee, and we also have an international referee with us, Ahmed Khalifa".
And the gold owner added: "I was confident in those accompanying the Egyptian mission, who were able to persuade the referee to repeat the match again, then win again and snatch the gold".
Al-Saifi also talked about the preparations that preceded the tournament, explaining: "We conducted a closed camp in Egypt, where we were optimally equipped to participate in the events of the world championship, amid hopes and ambitions to achieve world records recorded in the name of Egypt".
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The sumo star attributed the credit for his sporting excellence to his family, saying: "My father and mother are my only guardian after God. They are the most supportive of me. They stood by me so that I could reach the podiums and raise the Egyptian flag high".
Consistency: "My father is a sports lover and he was the first to put me on the road when I was a wrestling champion. He is the encourager and supporter who does not stop giving, whether financially or morally, and the World Championship is the least thing I can offer him".
But Al-Saifi hopes to get more government attention, noting that he has not received any financial support so far, and demanded the Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi who considered it "father to all"that "standing next to me".
He added: "I received an offer from the United States to play for her, but I refused. If I do not find financial support, I will probably stop exercising and look for a job that will save me money".
Sobhi had congratulated Al-Saifi after his global achievement, stressing that "Egyptian sport is reaping the fruits of the state of preparation and preparation of players for various competitions according to scientific planning, and the visions of sports federations to which the ministry provides all support and assistance.".
The delegation of the national sumo team participating in the World Games includes 4 other players besides Al-Saifi, they are Ibrahim Abdul Latif, Muhammad Al-Mahdi, Hussam Mesbah and Abdul Rahman Obeida.
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Years passed and he was able to summer He achieved many distinguished achievements in the game, most notably the third place twice in the World Senior Championships in 2018 and 2019 in Taiwan and Japan, and the African champion in the version hosted by Morocco.
The fruit of the Egyptian player’s achievements became more evident, when he succeeded in registering his name in letters of gold as the first Arab and African player to win the sumo gold at the World Games, held in the United States.
The son of Gharbia Governorate in the Delta of Egypt told Sky News Arabia about his historical gold medal in light weight, which made him feel happy and proud, “with what he accomplished in the tournament that takes place every 4 years, which is like the Olympic Games,” as he put it, and indicated that he had received an offer. to play as United State.
Al-Saifi explained that “what I achieved was a big dream of mine over the past years.”
He recounted the tournament’s journey, adding: “He started with the champion of Mongolia, then 3 confrontations with players from Ukraine, the most difficult of which was the semi-final match, where the competitor was one of the world’s ranked and won the world championship 3 times in a row.”
A strange incident in the final
The final match witnessed a strange incident when the match referee decided to consider the Ukrainian player a winner despite his loss, due to the summer celebration in the air, which the referee considered exaggerated and unsportsmanlike.
However, the objection of the Egyptian coach Abdel Rahman Shaalan and a number of members of the Egyptian mission, and the cheers of the fans, changed the opinion of the referee, who decided to repeat the meeting, so that Al-Saifi won again.
The Egyptian hero describes these moments by saying: “I was not worried and I was confident in the head of the mission, the head of the Egyptian Judo Federation, Marzouk Mohamed, and the president of the African Union, who spoke to the referee, and we also have an international referee with us, Ahmed Khalifa.”
And the gold owner added: “I was confident in those accompanying the Egyptian mission, who were able to convince the referee to repeat the match again, then win again and snatch the gold.”
Al-Saifi also talked about the preparations that preceded the tournament, explaining: “We conducted a closed camp in Egypt, where we were optimally equipped to participate in the events of the World Championship, amid hopes and ambitions to achieve world records recorded in the name of Egypt“.
American show
The sumo star attributed the credit for his sporting excellence to his family, saying: “My father and mother are the only preservers for me after God. They are the most supportive of me. They stood by me so that I could reach the podiums and raise the flag of Egypt high.”
He added: “My father is a sports lover, and he was the first to put me on the road when I was a champion in wrestling. He is the cheerleader and supporter who does not stop giving, whether financially or morally, and the world championship is the least I can offer him.”
But Al-Saifi hopes to get more government attention, noting that he has not received any financial support so far, and demanded the Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi who considered him “the father of all”, to “stand next to me”.
He added, “I received an offer from the United States to play in its name, but I refused. If I do not find financial support, I will probably stop playing sports and look for a job that will provide me with money.”
Sobhi had congratulated Al-Saifi after his global achievement, stressing that “Egyptian sport is reaping the fruits of preparing and preparing players for various competitions according to scientific planning, and the visions of sports federations to which the ministry provides all support and assistance.”
The delegation of the national sumo team participating in the World Games includes 4 other players besides Al-Saifi, they are Ibrahim Abdul Latif, Muhammad Al-Mahdi, Hussam Mesbah and Abdul Rahman Obeida.