DOHA, 15 December 2011 – Tarek Momen and Raneem Elwelily secured bragging rights in Egyptian squash after they won all-Egyptian finals to take gold at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Friday.

In the men's final, Momen was up against clubmate and training partner Karim Abdelgawad and the pair produced a thrilling match befitting of a final. In the end it was Momen who prevailed with a 3-2 (11-6, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-4) win.

Momen appeared to be in control after he won the first set and then took the lead in the second. However, with the possibility of a humiliating three-set defeat on the cards, Abdelgawad dug deep and fought back to take the lead.

World No. 20 Momen hit back and showed why he is rated so highly as he regained his composure and won the final two sets to take the gold.

Elwelily arrived in the final in determined mood to improve on the bronze medal she won at the 2007 Arab Games and she duly delivered by beating 2007 silver medallist Omneya Abdelkawy 3-1 (7-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-6).

The world No. 7 was rocked by Abdelkawy's strong start, which allowed the world No. 20 to take the first set. However, she worked her way back into the match to win gold.

All four bronze medals were claimed by Kuwaitis. Aisha Alhamad and Maryam Dashti claimed the women's, while Abdullah Almezayen and Ali Alramezi secured the bronze medals on offer in the men's competition.