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Turkish athlete sprints for gold in Kenya

Mizgin Ay wins gold in girls' 100-meter final at World U18 Championships in Nairobi

Ersin Çelik
09:32 - 14/07/2017 vendredi
Update: 09:35 - 14/07/2017 vendredi
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Mizgin Ay
Mizgin Ay

Turkish national sprinter on Thursday Mizgin Ay, 17, won gold in the girls' 100-meter final at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World U18 Championships in Nairobi.

Ay crossed the finish line with a time of 11.62 secons.

“I was nervous because my coach could not come to Kenya but I thank my coaches here. It was a good race”, she said.

According to Presidencysources, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Ay on the phone after the under-18 contest.


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