Turkey bags 2 medals in wrestling championships

By Ercan Dogan

ISTANBUL

Turkish wrestlers bagged two medals in the Senior U23 World Wrestling Championships late Tuesday, which was held in Romanian capital of Bucharest.

Osman Yildirim, competing in Greco-Roman wrestling 130 kilograms category, won a silver medal.

In the final match, Yildirim was ahead of Georgian wrestler Zviadi Pataridze with the score of 5-0, however, he lost the match with 5-6.

Fatih Cengiz, also competing in Greco-Roman wrestling, took third place in the 77 kilograms category.

In the third place match, Cengiz beat Sweden’s Khalid Kierchivey with a score of 5-1 for the bronze.

The championship will continue until Sunday.