Turkish archers clinch silver, bronze medals at Paralympics
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Turkish archers clinch silver, bronze medals at Paralympics
Nihat Turkmenoglu bags silver, Bahattin Hekimoglu takes bronze in men's W1 class
Turkey’s Nihat Turkmenoglu and Bahattin Hekimoglu won a silver and bronze medal in archery at the 2020 Paralympic Games on Monday.
Turkmenoglu secured silver after a narrow loss to the Czech Republic’s David Drahoninsky in the gold medal clash of the men’s individual W1 class.
Drahoninsky edged the match by 142-141, equaling the record he set at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Turkey’s Hekimoglu won bronze in the same category, beating Iran’s Mohammadreza Zandi 139-134.
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