Fritz Neumann

Aug 12, 2024 | eurotopics.net | Alexandra Schwartzbrod |Yves Thréard |Fritz Neumann |Yıldıray Oğur

Karar looks at who won the eight medals for Turkey: “Our Olympic teams used to consist of wrestlers and weightlifters. Now they're made up of volleyball players, boxers, taekwondo fighters, track and field athletes, swimmers, archers and shooters. Six of Turkey's eight medals were won by female athletes. This is a consequence of Turkey's urbanisation, modernisation and the expansion of the middle class. Wrestling is no longer our traditional sport. ...