I just hope I will be able to add the gold medal at the forthcoming Arab Games in Lebanon to my collection. Hamdi s first major championship medal was at the All African Games in Zimbabwe in 1995, where he won a bronze. This was followed by a silver medal at the Arab Championships in Jordan in 1995. Hamdi surprised observers by setting a new Egyptian record of 122-125 at the World Cup in Germany last July, putting him in seventh place. His performance got him a place at the Atlanta Olympics, but he failed to win a medal or even equal his own record.
Shooting needs deep concentration.
I had an argument with a member of the delegation the night before the competition, so I lost my concentration and wasn t able to equal my record. It wasn t because my level had deteriorated. Wahib Abu Seif, president of the Egyptian Shooting Federation believes that Hamdi has a great future ahead of him. He is still young, and has his whole future ahead of him. He is very talented and if he continues at the same level he may become a world champion.