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In men's 67-kg Greco-Roman category, Turkish wrestler Yuksel beats Polish rival to claim gold medal in Bucharest
Turkey's Atakan Yuksel won a gold medal in the 2019 European Wrestling Championships in Romania on Sunday.
Competing in the men's 67-kg Greco-Roman category, Yuksel beat Polish competitor Gevorg Sahakyan 5-1 to claim the medal in the tournament in Bucharest.
So far, Turkey has won two golds, one silver and two bronze medals in the Greco-Roman category at the tournament.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a telegram to Yuksel and congratulated him on his win, according to the Presidential Communications Directorate.
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