Tokyo 2020: How MENA countries performed at the Olympics

Al Jazeera takes a look at how Olympians from the Middle East and North Africa fared at the Tokyo Olympics.

From Tunisian swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui’s shock win in the men’s 400m freestyle to the heart-melting moment when Qatari high jumper Mutaz Barshim suggested sharing a gold medal with Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi, athletes from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) had their fair share of medals at this year’s summer Olympics in Tokyo. They raked in a total of 42 medals, 12 of them gold. Al Jazeera takes a look at how MENA countries performed in Tokyo 2020.