Disqualification of cyclist from Egypt’s Olympics team is catching the attention of the int’l press

Egypt is already making it into Olympic news before the games even begin: News that Egyptian cyclist Shahd Saied has been disqualified from the upcoming Paris Olympics by Egypt's Olympics Committee is starting to get picked up by the international press. Despite being named by the Egyptian Cycling Federation to represent the country, a video appearing to show her deliberately knocking a competitor off her bike during a competition in April spurred many on social media to call for her to be kicked off the team on the back of her perceived lack of sportsmanship and one-year ban from local competitions.