Forbes Middle East

Feryal Abdelaziz

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• Age: 21 Occupation: Karateka Nationalit­y: Egyptian Residence: Egypt

Abdelaziz became the first Egyptian woman to win an Olympic gold medal when she won the Women's Karate Kumite +61kg Gold Medal Bout at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on August 7, 2021. It was Egypt's first Olympic gold medal since 2004. Abdelaziz previously represente­d Egypt in the African Games 2019, held in Rabat, Morocco, and won the silver medal in the Female Kumite -68kg category.

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