Turkey's women's national rhythmic gymnastics team claim 2020 European title
"Historic! Turkey win their first-ever medal at a European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships after defeating Ukraine to the 3 hoops, 2 pairs of clubs gold!," Turkish Olympic Committee tweeted.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:21 | 29 November 2020
- Modified Date: 12:26 | 29 November 2020
Turkey's women's national rhythmic gymnastics team won the 2020 European title Saturday, the team's first-ever medal in the competition.
"Historic! Turkey win their first-ever medal at a European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships after defeating Ukraine to the 3 hoops, 2 pairs of clubs gold!," Turkish Olympic Committee tweeted.
The committee congratulated Duygu Doğan, Azra Akıncı, Peri Berker, Nil Karabina and Eda Asar for winning gold in Kiev.
Host nation Ukraine was awarded silver.
Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu congratulated the team on social media and said the win made Turkey proud of the team's success.
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