(SPO) TURKEY WINS GOLD IN JAVELIN THROWING IN MED. GAMES.PESCARA, Jul 1, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkey won a gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize in javelin throwing in the Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The idea was proposed at the 1948 Summer Olympics by Muhammed Taher Pasha, chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and they were first held in 1951. on Tuesday. Fatih Avan of Turkey became the gold medalist with 79.78 meter in javelin throwing in the 16th Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy. Spryos Lempesis of Greece won silver medal and Matija Kranjc of Slovenia got a bronze medal in javelin throw. The 16th edition of the Mediterranean Games began in Pescara, Italy on June 25 with participation of 23 countries, and will end on July 5. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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