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Turkish wrestler wins gold in world championships

Metehan Basar bags medal in men's greco-roman style, 87-kg category final in World Wrestling Championships in Budapest

Seyit Ahmet Aytaç  | 27.10.2018 - Update : 28.10.2018
Turkish wrestler wins gold in world championships

Ankara

By Mehmet Yilmaz

BUDAPEST

Turkish wrestler Metehan Basar won the gold medal in World Wrestling Championships in Hungarian capital Budapest on Saturday.

Basar claimed the medal after beating Ukranie’s Zhan Beleniuk in the men’s greco-roman style 87-kilogram category final match.

He beat his opponent 2-1 and gained his second world championship title.

Basar won the gold medal at Paris World Championships in August 2017 and the silver in the European Wrestling Championship in Serbia on May 2017.

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