By Halil İbrahim Avsar
KASPIYSK, Russia (AA) - Turkish wrestler Soner Demirtas won the gold medal in European Wrestling Championship after beating his French counterpart Zelimkhan Khadjiev in the Russian city of Kaspiysk on Sunday.
Demirtas became a gold medalist for the third time in a row when he beat Khadjiev 2-0 in the men's freestyle 70-kilogram category.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Demirtas said he wanted to dedicate this medal to his family.
"Because my father had a dream when I started wrestling. He wanted to see [me as] a champion," said Demirtas.