Prior to 2012 , Egypt had sent athletes to nineteen editions of the Summer Olympic Games , the 1906 Intercalated Games , equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics , and the 1984 Winter Olympics . Before the Games began , the Egyptian Olympic Committee distributed counterfeit Nike gear to its athletes , due to its financial troubles following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 . Nike , however , ended up donating legitimate equipment to the Egyptians . Tamer Bayoumi , a 2004 Olympic bronze medalist and the nation ’s most successful taekwondo practitioner at the 2012 Games , was chosen to carry Egypt ’s flag at the closing ceremony
closing ceremony
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
Egypt at the 2012 Summer Olympics