Cairo youth race-walkers – in pictures

  • Team members Gannah Osman and Ahmed Kahraba with coaches Wael Abu Hamd and Sameh Mahmoud. Nada El Sawy / The National
    Team members Gannah Osman and Ahmed Kahraba with coaches Wael Abu Hamd and Sameh Mahmoud. Nada El Sawy / The National
  • Some of the girls from Al Jazira Walking Academy make a loop around the island of Zamalek as part of their training. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
    Some of the girls from Al Jazira Walking Academy make a loop around the island of Zamalek as part of their training. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
  • Gannah Osman (L), 16, hopes to make it on to Egypt's national race-walking team. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
    Gannah Osman (L), 16, hopes to make it on to Egypt's national race-walking team. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
  • The older boys speed walk a 3.5km loop in Zamalek in about 23 minutes as part of their training. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
    The older boys speed walk a 3.5km loop in Zamalek in about 23 minutes as part of their training. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
  • The race-walking team sweeps the streets at 5am before training. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
    The race-walking team sweeps the streets at 5am before training. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
  • The youth race-walkers in action. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
    The youth race-walkers in action. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
  • Al Jazira Walking Academy makes sweeping the street part of its training. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
    Al Jazira Walking Academy makes sweeping the street part of its training. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
  • Head Coach Wael Abu Hamd says he used to be Egypt's top race-walking champion and competed in the world race-walking championships in Russia in 2008. Nada El Sawy / The National
    Head Coach Wael Abu Hamd says he used to be Egypt's top race-walking champion and competed in the world race-walking championships in Russia in 2008. Nada El Sawy / The National
  • A minibus picks up many of the children at 4.40am to go to training and drops them back at home afterwards. Nada El Sawy / The National
    A minibus picks up many of the children at 4.40am to go to training and drops them back at home afterwards. Nada El Sawy / The National
  • The youth involved are aged 6 to 18. Nada El Sawy / The National
    The youth involved are aged 6 to 18. Nada El Sawy / The National
  • Al Jazira Walking Academy trains in the early morning five days a week. Nada El Sawy / The National
    Al Jazira Walking Academy trains in the early morning five days a week. Nada El Sawy / The National