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In 2010, Ramy Saleh founded CrossFit Stars, the first Egyptian CrossFit affiliate ever to open its doors to the public. Ramy has been labeled as “The Godfather of Egyptian CrossFit” by the CrossFit Journal as he introduced CrossFit to the country and has since coached several of the Egypt's best CrossFit athletes and coaches.
In the past, Ramy was a competitive tennis player and was ranked as one of the top 100 junior tennis players in the world. He is also a co-founder of Stars Tennis Academy, an elite tennis academy for junior tennis players in Egypt.
Ramy has acquired numerous strength and conditioning certifications, but he is most proud of being a fully certified Gym Jones Instructor. Ramy credits most of his success as a coach to his mentors and learnings at Gym Jones.
In addition to his coaching career, Ramy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the American University in Cairo with a major in Journalism & Mass Communication, and a minor in Business Administration. He also received a Masters in Business Administration from Maastricht University in The Netherlands.
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