Turkish wrestlers score gold at European championships

RIGA – Anadolu Agency

Two Turkish wrestlers have clinched gold medals at the 2016 FILA Wrestling European Championships held in the Latvian capital of Riga.        

Turkey’s Yasemin Adar won a gold medal in the women’s 75-kilogram freestyle category by beating Russia’s Alena Starodubtseva 7-0.    
   
Another Turkish wrestler, Soner Demirtaş, also struck gold on March 10 in the men’s 74-kilogram freestyle category.        

Demirtaş beat Azerbaijani rival Jabrayil Hasanov 2-1 at the Arena Riga.        

The championships run through March 13.