NOVI SAD, SERBIA - MAY 05 : Taha Akgul of Turkey holds Turkish flag celebrating his victory after winning the gold medal in free style wrestling final match in 125 kg against Jamaladdin Magomedov (not seen) of Azerbaijan within European Wrestling Championship 2017 in Novi Sad, Serbia on May 05, 2017. Taha Akgul won the match 8-2.
( Ömer Ürer - Anadolu Agency )
NOVI SAD, Serbia
Turkish wrestler Taha Akgul won the gold medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Serbia on Friday.
Akgul, a 25-year-old athlete from central Turkey's Sivas province, came first in the men's 125-kilogram (276 pounds) freestyle category by beating Azerbaijan's Jamaladdin Magomedov, 8-2.
The national athlete had participated in the event despite a foot injury. This was his fifth European championship win of his career.
The tournament has three categories: women’s and men’s freestyle, and Greco-Roman.
Turkish athlete Yasemin Adar won gold medal in the women's 75-kilogram freestyle category in the same tournament on Thursday.
Akgul was Turkey’s sole gold medalist in Rio Games in 2016, where he won the gold medal in the125-kilogram (276 pounds) freestyle category.
*Reporting by Halil Ibrahim Avsar; Writing by Meryem Goktas
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