27 Tunisian athletes to take part in Beijing Olympics

[Al-Idrisi]

27 Tunisian athletes to take part in Beijing Olympics

Tunis, August 4, 2008 – Twenty seven Tunisian athletes from10 sports disciplines have been retained to take part in the Beijing Olympic Games whose opening ceremony is due to take place on Friday, August 8, 2008.

Here is the official list of Tunisian participants:

Swimming: Oussama Mellouli (in 400m, 200m, and 1500 m, free style).

Judo: Anis Chedly (+100KG), Youssef Badra (-81kg), Nihel Cheikhrouhou (+78kg), Nesria Jelassi (-53kg), Chehnez M’barki (-48kg), and Houda Miled (-78kg).

Athletics: Hatem Ghoula (20 kms and 50 kms speed walking), Hassanine Sebai (20kms), Habiba Gheribi (300m steeple run), and Leila Ben Youssef (pole jumping).

Boxing: Walid Cherif(51kg), Alaa Shili (57kg), Seifeddine Nejmaoui (60kg), Hamza Hassine (64 kg), and Mourad Sahraoui (81kg).

Weight lifting: Khalil Maaouia (56kg), Hanene Ouerfelli (63kg).

Cycling: Rafaa Chtioui

Taekwondo: Khaoula Ben Hamza (+67kg)

Wrestling: Adnane Rhimi (free wrestling), Haykel Achouri (84 kg Greco roman), Naziha Hamza (48kg), and Maroua Amri( -55kg).

Fencing: Azza Besbes, Ines Boubakri.

Tennis: Selima Sfar.

The Tunisian Olympic team will also include a chess team, which is due to take part in the Beijing Chess Olympiad

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"BEIJING, AUG. 17 (BNA) -- TUNISIAN SWIMMER OSAMA AL MALLOULI WON THE FIRST ARAB GOLDEN MEDAL AT THE 1,500-METER FREESTYLE IN BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES 2008"


I think we have as well to congratulate Osama Mallouli.
"Oussama Mellouli a fait notre honneur"