Turkish women's goalball team wins Paralympic gold in Tokyo
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 01:19 | 03 September 2021
- Modified Date: 01:19 | 03 September 2021
The Turkish women's national goalball team bagged a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games on Friday.
Turkey beat the US 9-2 in the final match held at Makuhari Messe Hall.
Sevda Altunoluk, 27, scored all nine goals, including a penalty, as Turkey secured the gold in this summer's games.
Asya Miller and Eliana Mason were the scorers for Team USA, which returned home with the silver.
Turkey previously won a gold medal at the 2016 Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro.