1/21/2024 0 Comments Collaspe and rewindHe was known to be as one of the hardest hitters on Tour during his career, he always had a really good technique as well and he passed it onto me. “When I started playing” explains Nouran, “my main coach was Mohamed Medhat. How could such a small-looking young girl hit that hard? Well her blasting through the glasswall more like. ![]() Of course, the first thing one noticed at the time was her hitting. Mash’Allah… And even if Nouran lost in the next round against Living Egyptian Goddess Omneya Abdel Kawy, her reputation was set: Nouran was going to write a few pages of Egyptian Squash. Karim Darwish was flying, and her coach, Omar Abdel Aziz, was jumping up and down as only him knows how. 58 minutes later, Nouran Gohar – I was never to forget her name – in her first-ever appearance in the World event, had kicked out the #4 seed 11-6, 12-10, 4-11, 13-11. I probably had seen her before in the juniors, but I didn’t remember her at all. Of course.īut for example, did you know that Nouran is fluent in French, and has got a very strong sense of humour in three languages? Did you know that she refused to leave Egypt to study abroad or play for other teams, but changed her life completely for love? Nouran is like an Iceberg, so much more so see that what catches the eye…įirst time I saw Nouran, I was sitting watching the first round of the Women’s World’s in Karim Darwish Wadi Degla Maadi’s on the glass court, Nour El Sherbini, one of the hot favourites for the title, along with Nicol David and Raneem El Welily.Īgainst her, a skinny young kid, 17, but looking more like 13, small build. ![]() You’ve seen her involved in controversial battles. So you think you know Nouran Gohar… You know her as the Terminator.
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