Egyptian national team player,Hedaya Malak, was able to snatch the gold medal in the -67kg category at the Cyprus International Championship after beating Costa Rica's player 10-1.

Hedaya won her first match against Greece 3-3 in the preliminaries, then overcame her Greek opponent again in the semis 13-4 .

The medal is considered a strong start for the Egyptian player at the opening of an important season of Olympic qualification, in which she seeks to improve her Olympic rankings in order to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Hedaya is currently preparing for the Egyptian International Championship, which is scheduled to take place  in Hurghada from 21 to 24 February .