ifting ▁were ▁equally ▁successful , ▁with ▁each ▁sport ▁giving ▁ 3 ▁gold ▁med als ▁each ▁to ▁Egypt . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁Egypt ian ▁team ▁included ▁ 4 5 ▁sports people , ▁ 1 2 ▁women ▁and ▁ 3 3 ▁men . ▁This ▁was ▁ 7 ▁more ▁women ▁than ▁the ▁country ▁had ▁sent ▁to ▁Atlanta ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Games . ▁General ▁Union ▁of ▁Sports ▁Club s ▁for ▁the ▁Dis abled ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁Egypt ' s ▁N PC ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Games , ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Dis abled ▁Sports ▁Federation ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁Order ▁No . ▁( 6 5 9 ). ▁ ▁Med als ▁ ▁Egypt ▁finished ▁the ▁Sydney ▁hosted ▁Games ▁with ▁ 2 8 ▁tot als ▁med als , ▁ 6 ▁gold , ▁ 1 2 ▁silver ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁bronze , ▁en abling ▁their ▁country ▁to ▁finish ▁ 2 3 rd ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 2 3 ▁on ▁the ▁medal ▁table . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁ ▁Egypt ▁won ▁three ▁gold ▁med als , ▁six ▁silver ▁and ▁seven ▁bronze ▁in ▁athlet ics . ▁Egypt ian ▁athlet es ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Dis abled ▁Sports ▁USA ▁D S / USA ' s ▁National ▁Summer ▁Games ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁prepar ation ▁efforts ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Games . ▁Mah m oud ▁El atar ▁set