Turkey bags three medals on sixth day of World Para Athletics
09:25, 26/08/2018, SundayU: Update: 09:36, 26/08/2018, Sunday
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Mehmet Tunc of Turkey (R) and his guide Mehmet Tetik (L) pose for a photo with their gold medals after winning the Men's 200m T11 within the Berlin 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany on August 25, 2018
Turkey bags 15 medals, including 4 golds, in 2018 Para Athletics European Championships
Turkey won three medals, including a gold, on Saturday -- the sixth day of the 2018 Para Athletics European Championships in Germany.
Mehmet Tunç won gold in the men’s 200m (T11 category) with a time of 24.62 seconds, beating France’s Sylvain Bova, who completed the race in 24.77 seconds in Berlin’s Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Sportpark.
On Thursday, Tunc won the silver medal in the men’s 400m.
In the women’s 100m (T54 category), Zubeyde Supurgeci won silver completing the race in 17.16 seconds. Finland’s Amanda Kotaja bagged gold with a time of 17.08 seconds.
Oznur Alumur won a silver medal in the women’s 400m (T11 category) completing the race in 1:06.30. Poland's Joanna Mazur won gold for 1:03.67.
In six days, Turkey has bagged 15 medals including four gold, six silver and five bronze.
The championship which kicked off on Monday will end on Sunday.
