Turkish archers win 2nd gold in European championship

A Turkish team of men archers won another gold medal on Friday in the European Archery Indoor Championships held in the Black Sea province of Samsun.

The latest medal was in the recurve division, following one in the compound category.

The Turkish team comprising Erdal Meriç Dal, Efe Gürkan Maraş and Musa Arzuman defeated the Russian team in the final of the recurve junior men's category at the 17th organization of the championship.

The Turkish team comprising Göksel Altıntaş, Batuhan Akçaoğlu and Yakup Yıldız also beat the Italian team in the final of the compound junior men's category.

The four-day championship will run through Saturday.

The competition is organized in recurve and compound categories, further divided into senior and junior categories.

Turkish recurve women's team of Sevcan Derin, Gökçe Demirel and Elif Nida Güner also defeated the Italian team and won a bronze medal.

On Thursday, Turkish compound women's team comprising Yeşim Bostan, Gizem Elmaağaçlı and Ezgi Gizem Altınçıbık also won a bronze medal in the tournament.

So far, Turkey won 2 gold and 2 bronze medals in the championship.