(SPO) TURKEY'S WRESTLERS WIN TWO MEDALS IN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP.

VILNIUS, Apr 2, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkey's wrestlers See

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and won silver and bronze medals on the last day of European Free-Style Wrestling wrestling, sport in which two unarmed opponents grapple with one another. The object is to secure a fall, i.e., cause the opponent to lose balance and fall to the floor, and ultimately to pin the supine opponent's shoulders to the floor, through the use of body Championship in Vilnius, Lithuania on Wednesday.

Firat Binici, in 74 kg, won a silver medal, while Serhat Balci, in 96 kg, won a bronze medal.

Turkish national wrestling team completed European Free-Style Wrestling Championship with a total of one silver and three bronze medals.

Turkey took the fourth place on free-style rankings with 39 points. Azerbaijan is at top with 63 points.

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Date:	Apr 2, 2009
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