Mohamed El-Zayat (born 1 April 2001)[1] is an Egyptian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] He received a kick to the head in his semi-final match against Daniil Sidorov.[3] El-Zayat advanced to the final but he was unable to compete due to his injuries and, as a result, Nathan Torquato was awarded the gold medal.[3]
References
- ^ "Mohamed El-Zayat". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (2 September 2021). "Elzayat stretchered off twice as first Paralympic taekwondo champions are crowned". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Joy as Peru take gold on Para taekwondo debut". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.