Turkey’s Yasemin Adar wins silver in world wrestling

October 25 2018 11:09:44

Turkey’s Yasemin Adar wins silver in world wrestling

BUDAPEST - Anadolu Agency

Turkish wrestler Yasemin Adar on Oct. 24 won a silver medal at the World Wrestling Championships in the Hungarian capital Budapest.

Adar was defeated by American wrestler Adeline Maria Gray 12-1 in the Women’s Freestyle 76-kilogram category.

More than 850 wrestlers from 97 countries are competing in Budapest to win one of the 30 world titles in freestyle, Greco-Roman, and women’s wrestling.

The championships run through Oct. 28.

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