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Turkish wrestler wins gold in European Championship

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Riza Kayaalp bags 9th European title
Riza Kayaalp bags 9th European title

Riza Kayaalp bags 9th European title

Turkey's Riza Kayaalp on Saturday won a gold medal in the 2019 European Wrestling Championships in Romania.

Competing in men's 130kg greco roman category, Kayaalp defeated Iakobi Kajaia with 3-0 score.

The victory marked Kayaalp's ninth European title.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Kayaalp in a phone call.

*Writing by Beyza Binnur Donmez

#Rıza Kayaalp

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