Tokyo Olympics: Egypt's Issa Reaches Taekwondo Semis

Egyptian Taekwondo fighter Seif Issa beat Simone Alessio of Italy 6-5 to reach the semi final of the -81kg in Tokyo Olympics 2020.

After qualifying to the semi-finals, he will clash against the world number 13 Allison Simon in the semi finals. The match will kick off on Monday.

The Egyptian star, who ranked 5th in the world rankings, is Taekwondo practitioner. He won a bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, held in Nanjing, China.

In 2020, he competed in the men's 80 kg event at the 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco and he qualified to represent Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.