Turkish para-athletes win 8 medals in World Grand Prix

By Emrah Oktay

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish paralympic athletes won eight medals at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix, the Turkish Sports Federation for the Physically Disabled said on Saturday.

Turkey won a gold, silver and a bronze in the men's category.

Turkish women bagged three gold and two silver medals in Tunis, Tunisia.

The competition ended on Saturday.

- Men's category:

Abdullah Ilgaz (high jump T46/47 category): Gold

Gokhan Akin (high jump T46/47 category): Bronze

Tarik Taha Buyrukoglu (high jump T42/44/64 category): Silver

- Women's:

Zubeyde Supurgeci (100 meters T53/54 category): Gold

Zeynep Acet (100 meters T53/54 category): Silver

Zubeyde Supurgeci (400 meters T53/54 category): Gold

Zeynep Acet (400 meters T53/54 category): Silver

Hamide Dogangun (800 meters T53 category): Gold