Turkish weightlifter Cansel Özkan sets record at Mediterranean Games
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- Türkiye won seven medals in weightlifting and shooting on the 11th day of the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games.
- Cansel Özkan won gold in the women’s 53-kilogram snatch with a championship-record lift of 91 kilograms and took bronze in the clean and jerk.
- Türkiye also won gold and silver in the mixed 10-meter air pistol team event.
Cansel Özkan set a Mediterranean Games record in the women’s 53-kilogram weightlifting event as Türkiye collected seven medals on the competition’s 11th day in Taranto, Italy.
Özkan lifted 91 kilograms in the snatch to win gold and set a championship record. She added a bronze medal in the clean and jerk after lifting 101 kilograms.
In the women’s 61-kilogram event, Aysel Özkan won silver in the snatch with a 96-kilogram lift. Ferdi Hardal took silver in the men’s 66-kilogram snatch with 132 kilograms and bronze in the clean and jerk with 156 kilograms.
Türkiye also won two medals in the mixed 10-meter air pistol team event. İsmail Keleş and Şimal Yılmaz took gold with 476.1 points, while Buğra Selimzade and Şevval İlayda Tarhan won silver with 471.9 points.
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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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