Turkish weightlifters bag 51 medals in Italy tournament

By Halil Ibrahim Avsar

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish weightlifters won 51 medals at the 2018 European Youth and Under 15 Championships, which were held between July 22-29.

The national athletes became the most medal-winning group in Turkish weightlifting history.

Tamer Taspinar, chairman of the Turkey Weightlifting Federation, said Turkey's national teams consisted of strong and talented athletes.

“Our athletes have nearly made history in Italy,” Taspinar added.

In a statement on Monday, the Turkey Weightlifting Federation said16 male and 16 female contestants from Turkey saw 11 gold, 22 silver and 18 bronze medals in the youth and under-15 categories.

While the under-17 girls national team came in first with 558 points, Georgia came second with 534 points, followed by Italy with 511 points.

Turkey came in third in the under-17 boys category with 343 points, beaten by Romania with 393 and Azerbaijan with 390 points.

While the under-15 girls team came in first with 554 points, followed by Italy with 468 and Azerbaijan with 409, the under-15 boys team came in second with 550 points.