Menna Shaaban Okila (born 25 May 2000) is an Egyptian karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's +68kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event.

Career

Okila won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2019 African Karate Championships held in Gaborone, Botswana. She represented Egypt at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the silver medal in the women's kumite +68kg event.

In October 2021, Okila won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus. In December 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 African Karate Championships held in Cairo, Egypt. She also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event.

Okila competed in the women's +68kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. She lost her first match against eventual silver medalist Milena Jovanović of Montenegro and she was then eliminated in the repechage by María Torres of Spain.

Okila competed in the women's kumite +68kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. She lost each of her matches in the elimination round and she did not advance to the semi-finals. In 2023, Okila won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She defeated Chehinez Jemi of Tunisia in her bronze medal match.

In 2024, Okila won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event 2019African Karate ChampionshipsGaborone, Botswana 3rdKumite +68kgAfrican GamesRabat, Morocco 2ndKumite +68kg2020African Karate ChampionshipsTangier, Morocco 3rdTeam kumite 2021 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2ndKumite +68kg 1stTeam kumite African Karate Championships Cairo, Egypt 3rdKumite +68kg 1stTeam kumite2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 3rdKumite +68kg 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 1stKumite +68kg 1stTeam kumite

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