Turkish wrestler Riza Kayaalp won a gold medal in 120 kg Graeco-Roman style in the ongoing world championship in Istanbul.***
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Kayaalp defeated his Tunisian, Bulgarian, Kazakh and Cuban rivals and became gold medalist.
Earlier on Tuesday, another Turkish wrestler Nazmi Avluca, competing in 84 kg, won a bronze medal.
Turkish wrestler Avluca wins bronze medal
Turkish wrestler Nazmi Avluca, competing in men's Greaco-Roman 84 kg, won a bronze medal at world championships in Istanbul.
Turkish wrestler Nazmi Avluca, competing in 84 kg, won a bronze medal in ongoing world championships on Tuesday.
Avluca defeated his Russian opponent Alan Anatolevitch Khugaev 2-1 in the 2011 World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul and became bronze medalist.
Thus, Turkey won its second medal in the ongoing championship.
Avluca earlier won two world champion titles.