Medals for Turkish taekwondo athletes in Canada

By Musa Samur

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey’s young athletes won three medals at the World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Canada on Sunday.

Seyma Nur Sogut took gold in the female under-63 kilograms category on the fourth day of the championships in Burnaby.

Aysenur Ozcan received the bronze in the female under-59 kg class while Muhammet Ferhat Saroglu also got a bronze in the male under-68 kg category.

Turkey has claimed two gold and five bronze medals in the championships.

On the third day, Hakan Recber took a gold in the men’s under-59 kg final. He was congratulated by telegram by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president’s office said in a statement.