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Turkish athletes bag 3 medals at European Karate Championships

Meltem Hocaoglu Akyol, Ugur Aktas claim gold in Croatia's Porec

Emre Aşıkçı | 22.05.2021 - Update : 22.05.2021

Turkish karateka Eda Eltemur

ISTANBUL

Three Turkish karatekas won medals at 56th EKF European Senior Karate Championships in Croatia's Porec, Turkish Olympic Committee (TOC) announced on Saturday.

"Uğur Aktaş defeats Azerbaijan’s Panah Abdullayev in the men’s kumite 84kg final to become European Champion!," TOC said on Twitter.

Ugur Aktas

"Meltem Hocaoğlu Akyol defeats Aleksandra Stubleava in the women's kumite +68 kg final to win gold at the European Karate Championships!," it added.

Meltem Hocaoğlu Akyol

Also, Eda Eltemur claimed a bronze medal after defeating Ivona Cavar from Bosnia & Herzegovina in the women's kumite 68 kg category.

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