TOKYO – Egypt won its first gold and silver medals of Tokyo 2020 on Saturday to secure its most successful Olympic Games in terms of overall medals. Feryal Abdelaziz won gold in the women"s kumite karate (+61 kg) to secure Egypt"s first Olympic medal of that colour since the 2004 Games. The 22-year-old, who beat Kazakhstan"s Sofya Berultseva 5-4 in her semi-final earlier on Saturday, shed tears of joy after she beat Azerbaijan"s Iryna Zaretska 2-0 in her final in Tokyo on Saturday evening. Earlier in the day, Abdelaziz"s compatriot Ahmed Elgendy became the first African to win an Olympic medal in the modern pentathlon as he took silver behind winner Joe Choong of Great Britain. Egypt have now won a total of six medals - one gold, one silver and four bronze - in Tokyo, beating their previous best tally of five, which they achieved in 1936, 1948 and 2004. Elgendy, a rising star at the age of just 21, built on his successful showing at the World Pentathlon Championships in June, which Egypt hosted. Having won bronze two months ago, he improved by one place after showing he will be a force to reckon with in the coming years. In an event that comprises fencing, swimming, riding, shooting and running, Elgendy stormed up from 13th place to achieve his historic feat. – Agencies