Aysegul Pehlivanlar wins silver in shooting at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

By Erkan Tiryaki

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish Paralympic shooter Aysegul Pehlivanlar won a silver medal Tuesday in the P2 women's 10m Air Pistol event on the seventh day of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Pehlivanlar won with a total of 234.5 points in the final.

The 41-year-old previously won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Iranian Paralympic shooter Sareh Javanmardi won the gold medal with 239.2 points, while Krisztina David from Hungary won the bronze medal with a score of 210.5.

Another Turkish athlete competing in the final, 43-year-old Aysel Ozgan, came in 8th place.