Wrote by: Reem Sameh

Egypt participates in Hohhot Grand Prix 2019 in China among 43 countries from four different continents that have confirmed their participation in the championship to be hosted on 24th to 26th of May in Hohhot, China.

301 competitors from the world’s best Judokas (159 males and 142 females) will compete in the championship.

Egypt Participates in the championship with 6 male players: Mohamed Mohy Eldin, Abdel Rahman Mohamed, Hatem Abdel Akher, Ahmed Waheed, Mohamed Abdelaal and Ahmed Abdel Rahman.

Hohhot Grand Prix is a part of the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Judo Tour. Athletes get the possibility to earn 100% Olympic Qualification points and the prize money.

Such championships are good for the players in order to reach and compete in Tokyo 2020.  

the Egyptian team managed to win the first place in the African Championship held in South Africa and won 9 different medals.