Mariam Selim
{{Short description|Egyptian rhythmic gymnast}}
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Mariam Selim (born 24 October 2002 in Alexandria, Egypt) is an Egyptian former rhythmic gymnast.{{cite web |title=SELIM Mariam |url=https://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/GRY/athlete/18010842 |website=Tarragona 2018 |access-date=24 March 2021 |archive-date=4 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104223412/https://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/GRY/athlete/18010842 |url-status=dead }}
Personal life
Mariam Selim was born on October 24, 2002, in Alexandria. She began rhythmic gymnastics at age three because her sister was also a rhythmic gymnast. She can speak Arabic, English, and French.{{cite web |title=SELIM Mariam |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=59555 |website=FIG Athlete Profile |access-date=24 March 2021}}
Career
Selim competed as a junior in the 2016 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Walvis Bay, where she won five gold medals.{{cite web |last1=Schutz |first1=Helge |title=Egypt dominate Rhythmic Gymnastics African Champs |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=archive-read&id=155738 |website=The Namibian |access-date=24 March 2021 |date=16 September 2016}}
She competed as a senior at the 2018 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Cairo, and she won gold medals in the team, hoop, ball, and ribbon, and a silver medal in the individual all-around.{{cite web |title=Egypt wins first place at 14th African Championships for Rhythmic Gymnastics |url=https://dailynewsegypt.com/2018/05/03/egypt-wins-first-place-14th-african-championships-rhythmic-gymnastics/ |website=Daily News Egypt |access-date=24 March 2021 |date=3 May 2018}} At the 2018 World Championships, Selim finished 61st in the all-around in the qualification round and the Egyptian team finished 25th. She competed at the 2019 FIG World Challenge Cup in Minsk where she finished 50th in the individual all-around. At the 2019 World Championships, she finished 69th in the all-around and the Egyptian team finished 28th.
At the 2020 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Sharm el-Sheikh, she won a gold medal in the team event and silver medals in the individual all-around, ribbon, hoop, and clubs.{{cite web |title=Tokyo-bound Egyptian Rhythmic gymnasts sweep African Championships |url=http://bombomland.com/2020/03/18/tokyo-bound-egyptian-rhythmic-gymnasts-sweep-african-championships/?i=1 |website=Bombomland |access-date=24 March 2021}} However, she was subsequently stripped of the medals she won at the event due to failing a doping test due to the presence of sibutramine. She was suspended from competing for two years beginning on July 10, 2020.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2021 |title=Anti-doping – An Egyptian gymnast suspended for two years |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3117156 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=International Gymnastics Federation}}
Selim announced her retirement from gymnastics on December 3, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Selim |first=Mariam |date=3 December 2024 |title=HARDEST GOODBYE👋🏼 |url=https://www.facebook.com/reel/1572815024118198 |website=Facebook}}
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Category:Egyptian rhythmic gymnasts
Category:Gymnasts from Alexandria
Category:Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championships