Tia Sobhy (born February 7, 2003, in the United States) is an Egyptian

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

, and 3 time gold medal winner in the 2016, 2018 and 2020 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.

Career

Sobhy joined Gezira Sporting Club at the age of 3 to practice rhythmic gymnastics and represented the club at national and international competitions. In 2016, She competed in the junior group events at the 2016 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Walvis Bay, winning three gold medals in the 5-hoop events, the 5-ball events and in the 5-hoop + 5-ball event. In 2018, Sobhy competed in the junior events at the 2018 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Cairo, winning 4 gold medals in the team competition, all-around, ball and ribbon, and two silver medals in hoop and clubs, which qualified her for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Argentina. At the

2020 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships The 2020 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships also known as The 15th African Championships was held from 10 to 15 March 2020 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. This was the second time that the African Rhythmic Gymnastics Cham ...

in Sharm el-Sheikh, she competed in the group events, winning 3 gold medals in the all-around, 5 balls events and 3 hoops + 2 clubs event. She was selected to represent Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Login Elsasyed, Polina Fouda, Salma Saleh, and Malak Selim. They finished thirteenth in the qualification round for the group all-around.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sobhy, Tia Living people 2003 births Egyptian rhythmic gymnasts American people of Egyptian descent Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Egypt Gymnasts at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championships