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Nurselen Yalgettekin wins bronze at the European Boxing Championships
Twenty-two-year-old Turkish national boxer Nurselen Yalgettekin lost 4-1 to Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota in the semifinals of the European Championships, held at the Asics Arena in Sofia, in the 48-kilogram category. Yalgettekin finished the European Championships with a bronze medal in her first appearance in the senior category and said her next goal was the World Championships.
In the first bout of the evening session at the European Championships held at the Asics Arena in the capital Sofia, Nurselen Yalgettekin faced Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota in the women’s 48-kilogram semifinal.
The 22-year-old national athlete lost to her opponent 4-1 and finished the European Championships with a bronze medal. Yalgettekin won a medal at this level for the first time in the senior category.
Yalgettekin: I am proud of myself
Yalgettekin said she was happy to reach the semifinals at her first European Championships in the senior category and that she tried to give her best in the ring.
The national boxer said her performance could have been better and expressed pride in winning a bronze medal at her first European Championships. Yalgettekin said she would continue preparing for the upcoming World Championships and thanked the national team coaches, her mental training coach, her family and those who supported her.
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