Turkish athletes bag 12 medals at Mediterranean Games

ISTANBUL

Turkish athletes won 12 medals, including five gold, in the 2018 Mediterranean Games, the National Olympic Committee said Friday.

The tally comes on the completion of the eighth day of the games, the committee said in a statement.

Turkish world champion sprinter Ramil Guliyev broke the 35-year record with 20.15 seconds, winning the gold in the men's 200 meters, the statement said.

He was congratulated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Others who took home the gold included Kayra Sayit in judo, Ece Ozturk in bocce, Zubeyde Supurgeci in athletics and Basak Eraydin-Ipek Oz in tennis doubles.

Two others won silver medals -- Yasmani Copello Escobar in athletics and Gulcin Celik in bocce.

Taking home the bronze were Ali Ihsan Alagas, Onur Sipal and Burak Aksin in boxing, Yunus Sari in taekwondo and Anil Yuksel-Sarp Agabigun in tennis doubles, the statement added.

ISTANBUL

Turkish athletes won 12 medals, including five gold, in the 2018 Mediterranean Games, the National Olympic Committee said Friday.

The tally comes on the completion of the eighth day of the games, the committee said in a statement.

Turkish world champion sprinter Ramil Guliyev broke the 35-year record with 20.15 seconds, winning the gold in the men's 200 meters, the statement said.

He was congratulated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Others who took home the gold included Kayra Sayit in judo, Ece Ozturk in bocce, Zubeyde Supurgeci in athletics and Basak Eraydin-Ipek Oz in tennis doubles.

Two others won silver medals -- Yasmani Copello Escobar in athletics and Gulcin Celik in bocce.

Taking home the bronze were Ali Ihsan Alagas, Onur Sipal and Burak Aksin in boxing, Yunus Sari in taekwondo and Anil Yuksel-Sarp Agabigun in tennis doubles, the statement added.