Turkey wins gold in European Taekwondo Championships
Irem Yaman beat two-time Olympic winner Jade Jones 22-9 to become European champion in Italy,
Irem Yaman performs a salute after winning a gold medal.
Turkish female athlete Irem Yaman won a gold medal in the European G4 Extra Taekwondo Championships in Italy on Saturday.
Turkish Olympic Committee said on Twitter that Yaman beat her British opponent Jade Jones -- a two-time Olympic champion -- 22-9 to bag the gold medal in the Italian city of Bari.
İrem Yaman 🇹🇷 defeats UK’s two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones 22-9 to win gold at the European G4 Extra Taekwondo Champs! 👏 🥇 pic.twitter.com/8vZRTRemQO
— TOC (@TOC_Olympic) November 2, 2019
Yaman added the gold medal to her trophy cabinet as the 24-year-old athlete previously earned another gold in the World Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, the U.K. in May.
She was a gold medalist in the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, claiming her maiden world title in Russia's Chelyabinsk.
After having her gold medal in Bari, Yaman performed a military-style salute to honour the Turkish army.
Turkish athletes in every sports branch -- especially in football -- have been celebrating their victory with a military-style salute to pay tribute to the Turkish soldiers who have fought terrorists in Turkey’s anti-terror in northern Syria, Operation Peace Spring.
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