Powerlifters Rehab Ahmed & Sherif Othman Win Silver at Paralympics

Egypt has secured their first pair of silver medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as Rehab Ahmed Radwan and Sherif Othman continue a national and personal legacy of dominance in the powerlifting event.

Othman adds his silver medal in the men's -56 kg category to his streak of Olympic gold medals, which he earned at 2016 Rio, 2012 London and 2008 Beijing. Radwan previously earned a silver medal at 2016 Rio where she lifted 104 kg in the women's -50 kg, and won the gold medal at the women's 50 kg event at both the 2017 World Championships and the 2019 World Championships.