POMONA, Calif. — Even before Friday afternoon, Amro El Geziry and Isabella Isaksen felt like their story was a perfect version of the American dream.
Then the dream got better.
El Geziry, from Egypt, recently completed the requirements to become an American citizen and to represent his new country. He and Isaksen have been married since 2014 but were unable to compete together in modern pentathlon until this week.
The pair waited for the time they could race in tandem in their sport’s mixed relay discipline. When it finally came, they made the most of the opportunity, claiming the silver medal at Friday’s Los Angeles tour stop of modern pentathlon’s World Cup series, and adding another cherished memory for the family photo album.