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Mohamed Hassan, a member of Egypt's Greco-Roman wrestling team, has guaranteed Egypt its first medal at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games. He achieved this by qualifying for the final of the 67 kg weight class. Hassan won his semi-final match against Croatia's Dominik Etlinger with a score of three to one.
Hassan then defeated Turkey's Murat Firat 2-0, securing his place in the final. According to Egypt Independent, this confirms that Egyptian wrestling has come to compete for gold, not just to participate.
Egypt Independent reports that Hassan's medal is Egypt's first at the 20th edition of the Games.
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- Wrestler Mohamed Hassan secures Egypt’s 1st medal at Mediterranean Games egyptindependent.com
