Turkish trio bags bronze in Paralympic table tennis
Turkey's Paralympic men's table tennis team beat China 2-1 to seize bronze on Friday.
The match in Rio de Janeiro saw the Chinese trio of Yan Zhang, Xingyuan Guo and Ningning Cao battle Ali Öztürk, Abdullah Öztürk and Nesim Turan.
Turkey beat China in the first match of doubles 3-1, making the overall score 1-0.
In the individual match-up, Xingyuan Guo defeated Ali 3-2 to tie the overall score at 1-1.
In the remaining individual match-up, Abdullah defeated Ningning Cao 3-2, making the overall score 2-1 and winning the bronze for Turkey.
Turkey has bagged eight medals so far at the Rio Paralympics: two gold, one silver and five bronze.
Last Update: September 16, 2016 21:48