Karate: Turkey's men, women kata teams 3rd in Europe

By Omer Hakan Kibar

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's men and women kata karate teams finished third place in the just-concluded 53rd European Karate Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.

According to a statement by Turkey's Karate Federation, the country's men's kata karate team defeated the Azerbaijani men 5-0 to claim the bronze medal.

The women's team also defeated Germany 5-0 to claim the bronze medal.

The four-day 53rd European Senior Karate Championships ended on Sunday.

Turkey, on the whole, managed to collect three gold medals, one silver, and six bronze medals and came in second behind Spain in the general standings.

Here are all Turkey's medal-winning athletes in the championships:

Serap Ozcelik Arapoglu – Kumite 50 kg – Gold

Burak Uygur – Kumite 67 kg – Gold

Men's Kumite Team - Gold

Ali Sofuoglu – Individual Kata – Silver

Dilara Eltemur – Individual Kata - Bronze

Tuba Yakan – Kumite 55 kg – Bronze

Merve Coban – Kumite 61 kg – Bronze

Ugur Aktas – Kumite 84 kg – Bronze

Women's Kata Team - Bronze

Men's Kata Team - Bronze