Paralympic Turkish swimmer bags gold medal
- Sports
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 15 August 2018
- Modified Date: 11:10 | 15 August 2018
Turkey on Tuesday won a gold medal at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships held in Ireland.
In the Women's 50 meters Backstroke, the national athlete Sümeyye Boyacı won gold medal with a time of 45.21 seconds.
In a congratulatory message, Turkey's Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu said: "We are proud of Sümeyye's victory."
In 2017, she ranked fourth at the 2017 Para Sport Festival with a time of 46.57 seconds, missing a medal by only split seconds.
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