Turkish Women Celebrate European Volleyball Gold at Home
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- Turkey defeated Italy 3-2 in a tiebreak to win the women’s European volleyball title in Istanbul.
- The co-hosts rallied from 1-2 down and secured qualification for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
- Turkey won its second European Championship, following its 2023 title, in front of a home crowd.
The trophy is staying in Turkey. In a dramatic women’s European volleyball final in Istanbul, the hosts recovered from 1-2 down to beat Italy 3-2 in the tiebreak.
Turkey won the deciding set 15-10 after taking the other sets 22-25, 25-16, 12-25 and 25-21. The victory gave the co-hosts their second European Championship title, after their first in 2023.
The triumph in front of the home crowd also secured Turkey’s qualification for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. 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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