She was too shy in primary school to join the local fencing team, but her PE teacher persuaded her to give it a go.

She then trained at the MTK sports club in Budapest with fencing master Antal Solti, who remained her personal coach as of 2013[update].

She won the bronze medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after she lost 15–3 to Valentina Vezzali in the semi-finals.

Mohamed transferred to Törekvés SE in 2009 after 23 years at MTK, but continued training with Antal Solti.

[4] She married in 2005 former Canadian Olympic pentathlete and épée fencer, Laurie Shong, whom she met at the 1999 Seoul World Cup.