18.08.2016
Turkish athletes completed the 12th day of Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Turkish athlete Ramil Guliyev in men’s 200 m, completed the race in 20.09 seconds to place 4th in the second semi-final race, 7th in general ranking and qualified to the final.
Turkish wrestler Buse Tosun in women’s freestyle 69 kg, defeated Polish Agnieszka Jadwiga Wieszczek 5-0 in the qualification round but lost to Japanese Sara Dosho 4-0 in the 1/8 finals. She defeated Ukrainian Alina Stadnik Makhynia 3-1 in the first repechage match but lost to Canadian Dorothy Erzsebet Yeats 3-1 and got eliminated.
Another Turkish wrestler Elif Jale Yeşilırmak in women’s freestyle 58 kg, defeated Canadian Michelle Cristina Fazzari 3-1 in the 1/8 finals but lost to Japanese Kaori Icho 3-1 in the quarterfinals. As her Japanese opponent qualified to the final, Elif received a chance to compete in the repechage game. She lost to Tunisian Marwa Amri 3-1 and got eliminated.
Turkish canoeist Lasma Liepa in women’s singles K1 500 m, finished her heat in fifth place with her 1:59.581 timing and qualified to semi-finals. She completed the semi-final race in 2:08.450 in her group to place 7th in her group, 21st in general ranking and got eliminated.
Ali Kaya in men’s 5000 m, placed 19th in heat 1 and 39th in general ranking with his 14:05.34 timing. He got eliminated with this result.
Turkish hammer thrower Eşref Apak in men’s, made two faults in his two attempts and threw 70.08 in his third attempt. With his 70.08 throw, he placed 15th in Group B and 24th in general ranking and got eliminated.
Turkish athletes’ competition schedule for 18 August 2016, Thursday:
• 15.45 Taekwondo/Men’s 68 kg (Carioca Arena 3 – Barra) – Servet Tazegül – Ignacio Morales (Chile) – Round of 16
• 16:00 Modern Pentathlon/Women’s(Youth Arena, Deodoro) – İlke Özyüksel – Fencing Ranking
• 16:00 Wrestling/Women’s Freestyle 75 kg (Carioca Arena 2 – Barra) – Yasemin Adar – Alla Cherkasova (Ukraine) - Qualification
• 16:00 Wrestling/Women’s Freestyle 63 kg (Carioca Arena 2 – Barra) – Hafize Şahin – Lais Nunes De Oliveira (Brazil) - Qualification
• 16:00 Wrestling/Women’s Freestyle (Carioca Arena 2 – Barra) – Bediha Gün – 1/8 Finals
• 17:40 Athletics/Men’s 4x100 Relay Team (Olympic Stadium – Engenhão) – Round 1 Heat 1
• 18:00 Athletics/Men’s 400 m Hurdles (Olympic Stadium – Engenhão) Yasmani Copello Escobar – Final
• Next night 04:30 Athletics/Men’s 200 m (Olympic Stadium – Engenhão) Ramil Guliyev – Final
** Times are written according to Turkish local time.
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