When Elnahas was young, he immigrated to Canada from Egypt, and took up the sport of judo for self-defence against bullying at school.

[5] Elnahas also won gold at the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships in Lima, Peru and in 2020.

[7] Elnahas was born in Alexandria, Egypt and moved to Canada with his family at the age of 12.

[1] The family initially lived in Toronto though he moved to Montreal to join the national Canadian judo team where he trains with them today.

[1] His older brother Mohab Elnahas is also a member of the national Canadian judo team.