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Türkiye raises its Taranto 2026 medal tally to 27
Türkiye won 3 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals on the fourth day of Taranto 2026, held in the Italian city of Taranto.
The medal events on the fourth day of Taranto 2026, held in the Italian city of Taranto, have concluded. Türkiye won 3 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals during the day.
Five medals in freestyle wrestling
Türkiye's national wrestlers competing in men's freestyle wrestling won 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. Ahmet Duman defeated Albania's Zelimkhan Abakarov 4-2 in the 65-kilogram final to win the gold medal.
Hakan Büyükçıngıl, representing Türkiye in the 125-kilogram category, defeated his Egyptian opponent Abdelrahman Sheyata to become champion. İsmail Küçüksolak lost to Georgios Kougiomtsidis of Greece in the 86-kilogram final and won the silver medal.
Yasin Yeşil in the 74-kilogram category and Resul Güne in the 97-kilogram category defeated their opponents in the third-place bouts to win bronze medals.
Muhammet Karavuş, who won all his matches in the 57-kilogram freestyle category, where the Nordic system was used, had won the title a day earlier. Türkiye therefore won medals in all six men's freestyle weight classes, earning 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Türkiye second in the overall standings
Following the fourth day of Taranto 2026, Türkiye's total medal tally rose to 27. The national athletes have won 13 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze medals.
Türkiye ranked second in the overall medal standings, behind host Italy.
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