Turkish athletes win 111 medals at Mediterranean Games
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- Türkiye finished second at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games with 111 medals: 41 gold, 28 silver and 42 bronze.
- Host Italy topped the standings with 224 medals, while Greece placed third with 71.
- Türkiye recorded its second-highest medal total at the Mediterranean Games, behind its 125-medal haul in Mersin in 2013.
Türkiye finished the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games with 111 medals, securing second place behind host Italy.
The Turkish team won 41 gold medals, 28 silver and 42 bronze during the 14-day event in the Italian city of Taranto. Italy led the standings with 224 medals, including 74 gold, 78 silver and 72 bronze. Greece finished third with 71 medals.
Weightlifter Cansel Özkan and artistic gymnast Ferhat Arıcan carried the Turkish flag during the closing ceremony at Erasmo Iacovone Stadium, where the Games concluded.
Taranto became Türkiye’s second-most successful Mediterranean Games after Mersin 2013. Türkiye won 125 medals in Mersin, including 47 gold, 43 silver and 35 bronze. It also finished second behind Italy at Oran 2022, taking 108 medals.
Its 41 gold medals in Taranto marked the country’s third-highest total, after 47 in Mersin and 45 in Oran.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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