Turkish national team athlete İlke Özyüksel Mihrioğlu won the women’s final at the 2026 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Istanbul, taking the gold medal.
In the final, contested by 18 athletes, competitors took part in fencing, obstacle course, swimming, running and laser-run events. İlke Özyüksel Mihrioğlu finished ahead of all her rivals to claim the European title.
Belarusian Anastasiya Arul won silver in the final, while Hungary’s Blanka Guzi took bronze. İlke Özyüksel Mihrioğlu’s victory marked Turkey’s first women’s European title in modern pentathlon.
Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak congratulated İlke Özyüksel Mihrioğlu and wished her success in her future competitions.