Egyptian hammer throw champion Mostafa El Gamal has blamed a lack of support for his disappointing result at the Paris 2024 Olympics. El Gamal finished 14th in the hammer throw qualifiers yesterday after throwing 68.12 metres in the first throw, 68.65 metres in the second, and 70.09 metres in the third, to bow out of the competition. “I came to Paris by the grace of God and with my own arms. I haven’t had a coach for a year and a half. A friend of mine who works in shot put training, not hammer throw, volunteered to help me here in Paris,” El Gamal said.
“I don’t get any money and I don’t have any support. God’s grace is what brought me here,” he added. “Our level has declined a lot in recent years, even though we were outperforming all of these competitors in 2014, 2015 and 2016,” he explained. “There is no support, or in other words, the support is not enough. It is only enough to compete at the Egyptian Championship level, not even at the Arab or African Championship level, let alone the Olympics or World Championships.”
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