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UNLOCK THE BEST WRESTLING CONTENT WITH UWW ! Turkey won its third-ever gold medal at the European Championships when Evin DEMIRHAN (TUR) pinned defending champion Miglena SELISHKA (BUL) in just a minute and 55 seconds. The 26-year-old was caught off guard when Selishka went for a takedown at the beginning but in the same sequence, Demirhan overturned it and scored two for herself. The former U23 world champion from Turkey continued to put pressure on Selishka and ultimately managed to keep the Bulgarian to her back and get the fall. “I am very happy to win gold,“ Demirhan said. “This was the first time I wrestled my opponent [Selishka] and I can't believe it.“ Demirhan's coming-of-age performance was a testimony of how the 50kg wrestler has grown since winning the gold at the U23 Worlds five years ago. “I beat all the opponents that I lost to in the past and this is my first gold at the senior level so I am
