Turkey's Tan, Bakir win bronze in world wrestling

ISTANBUL

Turkey's Bedirhan Tan and Hamza Bakir won bronze medals in Junior World Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

In the tournament in Estonian capital Tallinn, Tan bagged a bronze medal in men's 87kg category after beating Sweden's Jacob Edward Logaard 3-0.

Bakir also claimed a bronze medal in men's 130kg category after beating Georgia's Robinzon Esadze 5-1.

Turkey's Kerem Kamal will face Armenian Sahak Hovhannisyan on Sunday for a gold medal in men's 60kg Greco-Roman category, while Turkey's Abdulsamed Basar, Ismail Gun, Dogan Kaya and Beytullah Kayisdag will compete for bronze medals in Greco-Roman category.

So far, Abdulvasi Balta, Feyzullah Akturk and Pasa Ekrem Karabulut won bronze medals in freestyle.