Turkish wrestler Karadeniz becomes European champion
- Sports
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 03:17 | 17 February 2020
- Modified Date: 03:17 | 17 February 2020
Turkish wrestler Süleyman Karadeniz on Sunday bagged a gold medal in men's freestyle 92 kg category at the 2020 European Championships.
Karadeniz defeated his Swiss opponent Samuel Scherrer 3-0 in the final to win the only gold medal for Turkey in this year's European Championships.
Soner Demirtaş, another Turkish wrestler, won a bronze medal earlier in the day, defeating his Hungarian opponent Murad Kuramagomedov 5-0 in men's freestyle 74kg category.
The 2020 edition of the European Championships runs through Feb. 16 in Italy's capital Rome.