Cairo 2025: Reigning Paralympic Champion Strikes Gold
Reigning Paralympic champion Mohamed Elmenyawy wins his first World Championships title at home.
Elmenyawy, the Paris 2024 champion, achieved his career-best 210 kg in the men’s up to 59 kg at Cairo 2025.
- Yan Panpan of China won gold in the men's up to 88 kg, beating Iran's Roohallah Rostami.
- Esther Oyema of Nigeria clinched her first World Championships title in 11 years.
There was emotion, there was pressure and there was glory in the end!
The 27-year-old home star returned to the international stage one year after his gold medal at Paris 2024.
Author's summary: Elmenyawy wins first World title at Cairo 2025.