Turkish athletes won a total of 23 medals, 3 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze, at the European Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, between 7 March and 17 April. 5 of the medals came from the athletes of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club (İBBSK). IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu; Kerem Kamal, who won the gold medal in the championship, Yunus Emre Başar who came in second and Ahmet Uyar, who came in third, Burhan Akbudak and Osman Göçen hosted in the office in Saraçhane. IBBSK President Fatih Keleş, Secretary General Erdem Aslanoğlu, Wrestling Coordinator İbrahim Demirtürkoğlu and their coaches accompanied the champion athletes during the visit.
“CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR ATHLETES”
Stating that he tried to follow the competitions in the championship despite his intense work pace, İmamoğlu said, “It was also valuable to win the most medals. We congratulate both our athletes, our valuable teachers and our president. Of course, we congratulate all our wrestlers, not only our municipality, not our club. Of course, we would like you to convey our greetings to your other friends as well. I hope I wish you good luck," he said. Expressing that he and Keleş met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in Lausanne, to convey that Istanbul aspires to the 2036 Olympics, İmamoğlu said:
“WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN ALL BRANCHES”
“For this city to win the Olympics, we must first achieve success like wrestling in all branches. Wrestling or a few branches alone are not enough for us to become an Olympic country or an Olympic city. We need to strengthen all branches. But in wrestling, as İBB, we need to prove that there is a good infrastructure, by further strengthening the whole of Turkey. It already has a good history, but I think it is necessary to carry it forward and make it even stronger. Of course, our wrestling pride is our biggest locomotive. I also think that we are doing the right thing for the horse to be a sport. In this context, I congratulate and congratulate all of you wholeheartedly. Both our club and our municipality will support your success. No doubt about that. I hope you have good luck. You gave good news in the month of Ramadan.”
KELEŞ: “WE BROKEN A RECORD WITH 17 MEDALS IN TOTAL”
Noting that he went to Hungary to support the athletes, Keleş thanked İmamoğlu for his support. Keleş said, “It was a very valuable job for the Turkish National Team as well,” adding, “They have received the most medals in 2018 so far. 16 medals. In this championship, a record was broken with 17 medals. Women won 4 medals. 6 medals won in freestyle. We also won 7 medals in Greco-Roman. Our club athletes also won 4 medals for our country, 1 in Greco-Roman and 5 in freestyle. A pleasant meeting with athletes, coaches and managers sohbet İmamoğlu took a photo with the champions.
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