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Turkey's Tan, Bakır win bronze in world wrestling

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Published August 17,2019
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Turkey's Bedirhan Tan and Hamza Bakır won bronze medals in Junior World Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

In the tournament in Estonian capital Tallinn, Tan bagged a bronze medal in men's 87kg category after beating Sweden's Jacob Edward Logaard 3-0.

Bakır also claimed a bronze medal in men's 130kg category after beating Georgia's Robinzon Esadze 5-1.

Turkey's Kerem Kamal will face Armenian Sahak Hovhannisyan on Sunday for a gold medal in men's 60kg Greco-Roman category, while Turkey's Abdulsamed Basar, Ismail Gün, Doğan Kaya and Beytullah Kayışdağ will compete for bronze medals in Greco-Roman category.

So far, Abdulvasi Balta, Feyzullah Aktürk and Paşa Ekrem Karabulut won bronze medals in freestyle.