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The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure)‎ MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 13:25, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mahmoud Abdin[edit]

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Doesn't meet WP:SPORTBASIC as I only found databases on him while expanding the article, nor WP:NOLYMPICS as he didn't get a medal. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 00:46, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Olympics, and Egypt. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 00:46, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • This looks to have a really good chance of notability - I've found when Olympedia gives bios, especially decent-sized ones - they turn out to have enough coverage. The Olympedia piece alone could actually be considered SIGCOV in my opinion, as it has three decent-sized paragraphs. Also, the offline source in the article looks like likely sigcov, as his name is in the title (it seems to be titled "The Death of Mahmoud Abdin").

BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:05, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep In addition to the obituary already cited on the page (which is not a paid obituary, but a feature in the sports page), whose title is translated as mentioned by User:BeanieFan11, there are plenty of articles that satisfy WP:GNG in Al-Ahram. As an example, the main headline of the sports page on February 13, 1936 is "تكريم الاستاذ عابدين بطل مصر في لعب الشيش" (Honoring of Professor Abdin, Egyptian Champion in Fencing). The online database for Al-Ahram is subscription only, but I am happy to send PDFs if necessary to confirm (although they would be in Arabic). Canadian Paul 03:15, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: It did pass WP:GNG. Agreed with Canadian Paul. CastJared (talk) 03:45, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as well. The Olympedia gave me a dead link, that's why I replaced it with what I found and nominated for deletion.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 04:23, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You can withdraw the nomination and close it yourself with a non-admin closure if you've changed your mind. MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 09:45, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Doesn't seem to be possible. I tried, but 7 days have not yet passed. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 10:07, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
See the guidelines here. But I will do it for you as you have clearly withdrawn the nom, no worries. MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 13:24, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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