Karim Abokahla

Karim Abokahla is an Egyptian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 96kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He represented Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

Abokahla represented Egypt at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 89kg event.
In 2021, Abokahla competed in the men's 89kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He won the silver medals in the men's 89kg Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
He won the gold medal in the men's 96kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In 2024, he competed in the men's 89kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 165 kg in the Snatch to place eighth provisionally but didn't make any attempt in the Clean & Jerk.