In the period around these Games , he was training five days a week , three hours a day .
Mohamed Ahmed took up the sport in 1984 , and decided to compete internationally because he was able to lift more than his able - bodied counterparts in Egypt .
In the period around these Games , Mohamed Ahmed was training five days a week , three hours a day .
Mohamed Ahmed took up the sport in 1984 , and decided to compete internationally because he was able to lift more than his able - bodied counterparts in Egypt .