Turkish young weightlifter becomes European champion

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Turkish young weightlifter becomes European champion
Turkish young weightlifter becomes European champion

Turkish athletes bag four gold, two silver and six bronze medals in European Junior U23 Weightlifting Championships

Turkish female athlete Gamze Karakol became champion in women's 49-kg category in 2019 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Romania's Bucharest.

In the women’s 49 kilogram, Karakol won a bronze medal in snatch category, and won a gol medal in a clean and jerk category after lifting 72 kg and 92 kg, respectively to claim the title in the tournament.

Separately, Ramazan Kara won silver in men's 61-kg category lifting 263 kg while Dogan Donen bagged bronze in the same category, lifting 262 kg.

Turkish athletes won 12 medals in a total with four gold, two silver and six bronze in the championships.

#2019 Junior European Wrestling Championships
#Gamze Karakol