Our wrestlers who won medals at the European Senior Wrestling Championship held in Romania; Selçuk Can, Yunus Emre Başar, Zeynep Yetgil, Murat Fırat, and Muhammed Gimri, who won a gold medal at the U23 World Championship, met with the press alongside our President Fatih Keleş.
Our President Fatih Keleş stated, “We are together with our athletes who made us proud at the European Championship. These results were achieved thanks to the determination of our athletes, the dedication of our coaches, and the support of all our club staff. I sincerely congratulate everyone who contributed to these successes. Our biggest goal ahead is the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. We firmly believe that our athletes will achieve great victories in the Olympics as well.”
European Champion Selçuk Can said, “I am very happy. I had medals in European and world championships, but this is the first time I experienced the joy of a gold medal. I thank everyone who contributed. I am very grateful to our President Fatih Keleş, our Secretary General Erdem Aslanoğlu, and my coach Cenk İldem. I am very happy to be part of Turkey’s biggest club, İBB Sports Club.”
European Runner-Up Yunus Emre Başar stated, “I am happy to be the European Runner-Up, but I will continue to work for the championship. I am very happy to be a part of İBB Sports Club. I also thank our President, our Secretary General, and my coach Cenk İldem. I want to qualify for the Paris Olympics and represent my country there in the best way possible.”
European Third Place Murat Fırat said, “I experienced an injury to my arm at the European Championship, but despite this, I obtained a bronze medal. We have Olympic qualification competitions ahead. My goal is to represent my country at the Olympic Games.”
European Third Place Zeynep Yetgil stated, “I had a long injury process before the championship. During this time, my club, our President Fatih Keleş, Secretary General Erdem Aslanoğlu, and my coach Cenk İldem always supported me. I won a bronze medal at the championship and said I returned after my injury. Now my goal is to qualify for the Olympics and represent my country in the best way possible.”
U23 World Champion Muhammed Gimri said, “I am an athlete raised in the infrastructure of İBB Sports Club. I have been in this club for 10 years. For the first time in history, I won a gold medal for our country at the U23 Freestyle Wrestling World Championship. I thank my coach Tevfik Keleş very much. He believed in me and worked hard. I want to work even harder and serve my country.”