Abdelrahman Sameh won the gold medal in the 50-meter butterfly race at the swimming competitions of the 2026 Taranto Mediterranean Games, finishing with a time of 23.18 seconds, thereby securing Egypt's first gold medal of the tournament and breaking its recorded record.
The 20th edition of the Mediterranean Games is being held in the Italian city of Taranto and will continue until September 3, featuring 3,803 athletes from 26 countries.
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The Egyptian delegation is competing in 23 sports at the 2026 Mediterranean Games: archery, athletics, badminton, 3x3 basketball, boxing, canoe and kayak, equestrianism, fencing, swimming, gymnastics, handball, judo, karate, padel, rowing, sailing, shooting, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, finswimming, and amateur sliding.
During the 2026 Mediterranean Games, the Egyptian delegation aims to achieve strong results and win as many medals as possible, continuing Egypt's consistent presence among the top-performing nations in the history of the Mediterranean Games.
Egypt ranks sixth on the list of countries with the most medals in the history of the Mediterranean Games, with a total of 620 medals: 156 gold, 209 silver, and 255 bronze.
