Olympic wrestler was shot in leg in Istanbul
Individual sports
- 11 October, 2017
- 11:05
Baku. 11 October. REPORT.AZ/ Turkish national wrestling team member Cenk Ildem was attacked in traffic late at night in Istanbul due to road debate.
Report informs citing the Ihlas, 31 year-old athlete was shot in the leg and rushed to hospital. Currently his health condition is good.
Notably, Cenk Ildem (98kg) won a bronze medal in the Rio Olympics 2016. He took the third place in Baku in 2010 and 3 years later in the European Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia.
He became a bronze medal winner at 2014 European Championships in Vantaa, Finland, then took third place two times in the World Championships so far.
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