Turkish wrestlers to vie for Olympic slots in European qualifiers
Turkish wrestlers are primed for action in the European Olympic qualifiers in Azerbaijan, with their sights set on securing coveted spots for Paris 2024
National wrestlers from Türkiye will participate in the European Olympic qualifiers, commencing in Azerbaijan on Friday.
In the capital city of Baku, from April 5 to 7, four national wrestlers, each in Greco-Roman, men’s freestyle, and women’s categories will strive to secure quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The quotas for the Greco-Roman style will be distributed on Friday, April 5, for women on April 6, and for men’s freestyle on April 7 during the European Olympic qualifiers in Azerbaijan.
The photo shows national wrestler Selcuk Can competing in the European Wrestling Championships, where he secured third place by defeating his Croatian opponent Dominik Etlinger.
Enes Basar, Selcuk Can, Burhan Akbudak, and Dogan Yilmaz will take to the mat in Greco-Roman style.
In the women’s category, Zeynep Yetgil, Elvira Kamaloglu, Kadriye Aksoy, and Yasemin Adar Yigit will compete; in the men’s freestyle, Suleyman Atli, Abdullah Toprak, Soner Demirtas, and Osman Gocen will wrestle.
The wrestlers who advance to the finals in their respective weight classes will secure the right to participate in the Olympics.
Türkiye earned six Olympic quotas last year at the World Wrestling Championships, which were held in Belgrade, Serbia’s capital.
Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu made history as the first Turkish female wrestler to claim a world championship title in Turkish sports history by winning the gold medal in the women’s 68 kg category at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Serbia.
In men’s freestyle, Taha Akgul and İbrahim Ciftci; in women’s, Buse Tosun Cavusoglu and Evin Demirhan Yavuz; and in Greco-Roman, Riza Kayaalp and Ali Cengiz secured Olympic visas.
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At the World Wrestling Championships held in Serbia, national athlete Riza Kayaalp secured his fifth gold medal in the Greco-Roman style 130 kg category, marking an extraordinary achievement in his career
The final quota matches for the Olympics, named the World Qualifiers, will take place in Istanbul from May 9 to 12.
Source: Newsroom
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