Turkish National wrestler Buse Tosun Cavusoglu crowned world champion

By Halil Ibrahim Avsar

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish national wrestler Buse Tosun Cavusoglu was crowned the world champion Thursday in the women's 68-kilogram category at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in the Serbian capital Belgrade.

Cavusoglu secured victory with a pin in the final match against Mongolia's Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan.

It marked her first world championship title in her career, having previously won two bronze medals at world championships.

She also became the first Turkish female wrestler to achieve a world championship title after Yasemin Adar Yigit.

After the final match, Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Osman Askin Bak congratulated Cavusoglu in a phone call.

In her earlier matches, Cavusoglu defeated Moldova's Irina Ringaci in the first round and pinned Mexican wrestler Alejandra Rivera Arriaga in the round of 16.

She also defeated Czech wrestler Adela Hanzlickova with a score of 8-0 in the quarter-finals.

In the semi-final match against Japan's Ami Ishii, she won with technical superiority, securing her spot in the final and earning a quota for the 2024 Paris Olympics.