Turkish athlete Eray Samdan wins silver in men's 67kg karate

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Eray Samdan of Turkey won a silver in men's 67kg karate at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. It is Turkey's first ever Olympic medal in karate.

The 24-year-old lost to France's Steven da Costa 5-0, who achieved a gold.

Samdan won a bronze and gold at the European Karate Championships of 2019 and 2021 respectively.

It's #silver for Eray Samdan of #TUR in the men's -67kg kumite! 🙌#StrongerTogether | #Tokyo2020 | @worldkarate_wkf | #Karate pic.twitter.com/2gZS0GSie9

— Olympics (@Olympics) August 5, 2021