Turkey wins six medals in Wrestling World Championships

ANKARA

Turkish wrestlers clinched six medals, including three gold medals at the 2015 Wrestling World Championships held in the U.S. city of Las Vegas between Sept. 7 and 12.

Turkey's Taha Akgul retained his title as the world number one in the freestyle competition after he beat Azerbaijani athlete Jamaladdin Magomedov under the 125-kilogram category.

Riza Kayaalp defeated Cuban Mijain Lopez Nunez 1-0 to bag gold in Greco-Roman wrestling contest under the 130-kilogram category.

Selcuk Cebi was another Turkish gold medalist who beat Belarus’ Viktar Sasunouski in the Greco-Roman contest under the 80-kilogram category.

Selim Yasar bagged the silver medal in freestyle under the 86-kilogram category after losing to Russian wrestler Abdulrashid Sadulaev, 6-0.

Yakup Gor won against Belarussian Azamat Nurykau in freestyle under the 70-kilogram category, 9-8, when he bounced back from, 2-8, to claim the third place.

Meanwhile, in the women's category, Turkish Elif Jale Yesilirmak beat Colombian Jackeline Renteria Castillo, 3-2, to get the bronze medal.