Turkish athlete sprints for gold in Kenya
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 14 July 2017
- Modified Date: 10:14 | 14 July 2017
Turkish national sprinter on Thursday Mizgin Ay, 17, won gold in the girls' 100-meter final at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World U18 Championships in Nairobi.
Ay crossed the finish line with a time of 11.62 secons.
"I was nervous because my coach could not come to Kenya but I thank my coaches here. It was a good race", she said.
According to Presidencysources, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Ay on the phone after the under-18 contest.
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