Regrettably, when it comes to sports in Egypt, the spotlight is rarely shed on the talented women athletes who have been making huge strides in the sports world.
In reality, there is no shortage of women athletes who have dominated their respective fields and made a name for themselves internationally.
Here are 6 times Egyptian sportswomen made it to the very top:
1. When these squash players topped the world ranking
In 2015, Egyptian squash player Raneem El Welily made history after she was ranked the number one female squash player in the world - a title that had been previously held by Malaysian Nicol David for nine years. Welily thus became the first Egyptian female athlete to occupy the No. 1 spot in any sport and the first-ever Egyptian to become the world's top-ranked squash player.
Since then, Egypt's squash players have been taking the world by storm.
In May 2016, Egyptians Nour El Sherbini, Raneem El Welily and Nouran Gohar took up the top three spots in the world ranking for women squash players. Egypt thus became the first country to achieve this feat in 20 years.
Egypt's sportswomen continue to dominate the world of squash, with Sherbini, Welily and Gohar currently sitting in first, second and fifth place respectively.
2. When Farida Osman became the third fastest female swimmer in history
Earlier this year, Osman grabbed her first-ever individual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) title and became the third fastest female swimmer of all time in the 100-yard butterfly race.
Born in the U.S. and raised in Egypt, Osman began swimming at the tender age of five at Al-Gezira Sporting Club. Since then, she has earned several regional and international swimming titles, becoming one of the most accomplished female Egyptian swimmers.
According to SwimSwam, Osman holds the African record in the 50-meter freestyle race and the Egyptian records for the 100-meter freestyle and butterfly races.
At the 2011 FINA World Junior Championships, Osman broke the championship's record in the 50-meter butterfly, becoming the first Egyptian woman to win gold at the meet.
3. When Fatma Omar won five consecutive Paralympic weightlifting medals
This Egyptian powerlifter is one tough act to follow. Since Sydney’s Summer Paralympics in 2000 (the Olympics' equivalent for athletes with disabilities), Omar has won a medal at every Paralympic event, earning a total of four consecutive gold medals and a silver one.
During her participation in the 2012 London Summer Paralympics, the powerlifter set a new world record by lifting 142 kilograms.
She headed to the Rio 2016 Paralympics with the best qualifying lift among the women in the 61 kg category.
She has also won gold at the World Championships in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2014.
4. When Aya Medany became a world champion in modern pentathlon ... six times
As the first Egyptian to ever qualify for the Modern Pentathlon World Championships, Aya Medany is one of Egypt's most prominent Modern Pentathletes.
She has been crowned world champion at three Junior World Championships, as well as three Youth World Championships.
The five-time African champion has also won silver at the Senior World Championship.
Medany, who wears the hijab, was forced to retire from modern pentathlon at the peak of her career after the International Swimming Federation FINA, whose jurisdiction extends over modern pentathlon competitions, imposed a ban on full-body swimsuits.
5. When Rahma Khaled became a Special Olympics swimming champion
This swimmer is the epitome of devotion and persistence. Rahma Khaled refused to allow her disability - Down Syndrome - to stand in the way of her passion for swimming and made a name for herself in the swimming world, garnering several regional and international awards.
With outpouring support from her mother, Khaled broke all barriers to become a two-time swimming gold medalist at the Special Olympics - the sports competition for people with special needs.
6. When Radwa Abdelkader was ranked No. 1 in the world in taekwondo
This March, Radwa Abdelkader was ranked as the world's number one female taekwondo fighter in the 53-kilogram category. She has been ranked second place in the world for the past two months.
With a success rate of 62.5%, 24-year-old Abdelkader has brought home several medals from regional and international competitions, including two golds from the African Championships.