It was a big weekend for Egypt, with Egyptian athletes taking home top prizes at the weightlifting and squash world championships.
For the first time in over 60 years, Egyptian weightlifters took home gold at the weightlifting World Championship held in Anaheim, California on Saturday. Mohamed Ihab and Sarah Ahmed dominated the competition winning gold.
The Egyptian men's squash team also won big at the World Team Championship in Marseille, France on Sunday, dethroning the reigning English champions.
Ahmed came out on top in the clean and jerk competition in the 69 KG category by lifting 136 KG.
This isn't Ahmed's first time on the international stage either. She previously won at the 2015 World Youth Weightlifting Championships. The 19-year-old athlete also finished in fourth place at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.
The last time a male Egyptian athlete won a gold medal for weightlifting was back in 1951, according to Egyptian media. Ihab changed that big time however, winning in the snatch, clean and jerk and the total results in the 77 KG category.
The 28-year-old lifted 165 KG in the snatch and 196 KG in the clean and jerk, achieving a total of 361 KG.
Ihab previously won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic games.
The Egyptian squash team easily beat its English rivals, despite the majority of the Egyptian team being significantly less-experienced.
“I felt I had the whole Egyptian squash community on my shoulders. I wanted to make them proud," Egyptian team member Ali Farag said in an official statement.
"Four years ago, I was still at college. I remember watching the final – it was a dream of mine to wear the Egyptian shirt," he said.