Turkish wrestler Rıza Kayaalp became the winner of the European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship, which is taking place in Tirana.
In the final match of the up to 130 kg weight category, Kayaalp confidently defeated Hungarian athlete Dávid Vitéz with a score of 7:1. This victory became historic for the Turkish wrestler.
Kayaalp won his 13th European Championship gold, thereby surpassing the achievement of legendary Russian wrestler Alexander Karelin, who had 12 titles to his name.
The 36-year-old athlete continues to remain one of the most titled wrestlers of our time. He also has five World Championship victories and three Olympic medals.
In the match for the bronze medal, Russian Marat Kamparov lost to Belarusian Pavel Hlinchuk with a score of 5:10.