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Turkish wrestlers to vie for Olympic slots in European qualifiers

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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.

Turkish wrestlers to vie for Olympic slots in European qualifiers
Milli güreşçi Selçuk Can

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.

Turkish wrestlers to vie for Olympic slots in European qualifiers
ÇANAKKALE OLAY - Milli Güreşçi Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu, Dünya Şampiyonu Oldu! Altın Madalya Kazanan İlk Türk Kadın Güreşçi Kimdir?

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.

Turkish wrestlers to vie for Olympic slots in European qualifiers

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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May 28, 2024 05:27 PM GMT+03:00
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