15.10.2018
Mehmet Çelik ran his way to a bronze medal for Team Turkey on day eight of the Youth Olympic Games, with a great time of 1:50.96 in his 800m final stage 2! Congratulations Mehmet!
In the men’s 5000m race walk, Ozgur Topsakal finished 7th with an impressive time of 22:16.98.
Cross country runner Omer Amactan finished in 22nd place with a time of 12:15 in the men’s final and Inci Kalkan finished 19th, with a time of 13:51 in the women’s final.
Melih Yersel finished in 13th place after throwing his shot put an impressive 17.06m in the 1st competition.
In archery, Samet Ak defeated his German opponent winning 6:4, advancing to the 1/8 round.
Unfortunately, Selin Satir lost to her Chinese Taipei rival in the women's archery competition, meaning she will sadly not advance to the next round.
Team Turkey’s total medal count at the end of day eight of Buenos Aires 2018 is nine!
On day nine, we will see young athletes competing in athletics. Good luck!