Transcript PPT about popular sports in Egypt

Different sports
in Egypt
Ayman Abdelkhalek
TCLP teacher, Central Academy k-12 school
Ann Arbor, MI
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By the end students will be able to :S 1 – Name different common sports in both ancient and modern
Egypt.
S 2 – Speak about Egyptian famous teams and how this is important for
Egyptians.
S 3 – Watch a part of a soccer game between Al-Ahly and Zamalek.
Sport is common in Egypt since the
Pharaohs times
Egypt, the land of many faces, offers many sports
activities along with other things to do. The history of
Egypt Sports is very ancient. Paintings and scenes
depicted on the pyramids and temple walls display
sports played in ancient time in Egypt.
http://www.asiarooms.com/en/travel-guide/egypt/entertainment-in-egypt/sports-in-egypt.html
The history on ancient Egypt sports was comprised of a
variety of games and sports. Quite surprisingly ancient
Egypt games and sport are not that different from the games
we practice and enjoy today. Murals and paintings dating
back to the days of the ancient Egyptians indicate that the
pharaoh and his people enjoyed such activities as wrestling ,
javelin throwing , hockey…….
http://egyptcairoholidays.com
…. gymnastics
(floor exercise), rhythmic gymnastics, archery
, swimming and marathon
http://egyptcairoholidays.com
Sport in Modern Egypt
1 - Football
The most played and watched sport in Egypt today is Football or Soccer. Al Ahly
and Al Zamalek are the two Egyptian Soccer clubs famous all over the Arab World
and in Africa. These two clubs are also the long time champions of Soccer
regionally.
Al Ahly that means 'national' in Arabic language is the most crowned club in
Egypt. It was founded it in 1907 in Cairo. Al Zamalek is one of the Egypt's best
sports clubs. This club was established in 1911 and is currently based in Giza.
http://www.asiarooms.com/en/travel-guide
You can see streets all over Egypt almost empty only in Ramadan at sunset and
at the Al-Ahly vs Al-Zamalek games time
Watch this part of a game between Al-Ahly and Al-Zamalek
2 - Squash
Of the top fifteen men’s players in the world, seven are Egyptian and the
women’s side is not far behind
Ahmed Barada ( a world
champion)
Amr Shabana . He won the World Open in 2003, 2005,
2007 and 2009, and reached the World No. 1 ranking in
2006.
Ramy Ashour He reached world No. 1 in
January, 2010, after beating Nick
Matthew in the final of the 2009
Karim Darwish finished runner-up
at the World Open, losing in the
final to fellow Egyptian player
Ramy Ashour
Raneem El Weleily is a professional squash
player and currently is world No 5 . she
became the world junior champion in
Belgium in 2005
Omnia Abdel Kawy won the World Junior
Championship in Egypt 2003
Nour El Tayeb, is a professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of
twelve in November, 2011
Part of Ahmed Barada’s World Squash Open 1999
Final
‫مبارة اسكواش ألحمد برادة‬
3 -Swimming
1 – Abdel Latif Abou Heif, known as the Crocodile of the Nile, enjoyed a
tremendously successful and lengthy marathon swimming career from 1953 to 1972.
In 2001, he was voted Marathon Swimmer of the Century
He won races between 30K (18.6 miles) and 80K (49.7 miles) in water temperatures
ranging between 12-28.8°C (54-84°F)
In 1955 He broke the world record in swimming after crossing the English channel
in 11 hours and 44 minutes
He was World's Great Marathon Swimmer from 1953-1972; Longest Distance
Swim - 60 miles of Lake Michigan in 34 hours, 45 minutes non stop
http://openwaterpedia.com
Watch these historic photos about Abou Heif
2 -Dr. Rania Elwani ( the golden Nile fish ) is an Olympic and former
African Record holding swimmer from Egypt. She swam for Egypt at 1992,
1996 and 2000. In 2004 she became a member of the International Olympic
Committee
‫‪Watch Rania Elwani‬‬
‫رانيا علواني تتحدث عن مشاركة فريقها في االوليمبياد‬
4 -Handball
The Egyptian national handball team is controlled by the
Egyptian Handball Federation. The Team's performance in
the '90s boosted the sport's popularity in the country and
attracted media and official attention, especially after scoring
a huge upset against former World champions Romania in the
1995 World Men's Handball Championship held in Iceland.
Egypt also became the first non-European team to reach the
World Championship semi-finals in the 2001 Men's
tournament that was held in France. The Egyptians dubbed
that team the "Dream Team”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_national_handball_team
National Egyptian Handball Team representing
Egypt in The World Cup "Egypt 2009“
2009 ‫المنتخب القومي لكرة اليد للشباب في بطولة كأس العالم‬
5 - volleyball
Volleyball marked itself as the most successful sports team this year after
winning the African title by beating Algeria 3-0 in the final then beating Iran and
Japan to qualify for the world league after a one-year absence, as well as
qualifying for the World Cup scheduled to take place in Italy next year.
Egypt clinch men’s volleyball gold at Arab Games
http://www.thefreelibrary.com
‫‪Egypt vs Poland Volleyball in‬‬
‫‪WORLD CUP JAPAN 2011‬‬
‫مباراة الكرة الطائرة بين مصر و بولندا ( كاس العالم باليابان ‪)2011‬‬
6 - Speedball
In speedball, Egypt continued to dominate the game
claiming the title of the 23rd world championship held in
Egypt ( in 2009) after winning eight gold medals in men
and women competitions.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com
Egypt vs France 1/2 World Speedball Championship
2008 Men's Singles
2008 ‫جزء من لقاء العب مصري مع العب فرنسي‬
Thank You
……I hope you enjoyed it
Ayman Abdelkhalek
TCLP teacher
Central Academy
Ann Arbor, MI