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Türkiye’s national para taekwondo athletes win six medals at event in France
Mahmut Bozteke won the men’s 63-kilogram gold medal at the event in France, which awards points toward the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games. Meryem Betül Çavdar won silver, while Nurcihan Ekinci Gül, Gamze Özcan, Seçil Er and Adem Arda Özkul won bronze medals.
Türkiye’s national para taekwondo athletes won one gold, one silver and four bronze medals at the event in France, which awards points toward the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games.
Mahmut Bozteke won the gold medal in the men’s 63-kilogram division. Meryem Betül Çavdar won silver in the women’s 52-kilogram division.
Nurcihan Ekinci Gül won bronze in the women’s 47-kilogram division, Gamze Özcan in the 57-kilogram division and Seçil Er in the 65-kilogram division. Adem Arda Özkul, who competed in the men’s over-80-kilogram division, also finished the event with a bronze medal.
Targeting Los Angeles 2028
Bahri Tanrıkulu, president of the Türkiye Taekwondo Federation, said the athletes were continuing to progress toward Los Angeles 2028 and that they returned from the event in Paris with six medals.
Tanrıkulu said the achievements were important steps on the road to bigger goals and congratulated the athletes, the technical staff and those who contributed to the athletes’ development.
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