BAKU - Turkey won three gold and two silver medals on the first day of the European Junior Taekwondo Championships held in Azerbaijani capital of Baku.
Mehtap Odabasi, competing in 42 kg women, defeated her Spanish rival 2-0 and won gold medal.
On the other hand, Servet Tazegul, competing in 59 kg men, beat his Italian rival 12-4 and became the gold medallist. Also, Yusuf Erturk won a gold, defeating his Azerbaijani rival 7-1 in 45 kg event.
Meanwhile, Sibel Yayla, competing in 52 kg women, won a silver medal as she was defeated by her Russian rival 8-2.
Aysem Nalkiran was the other sportsman who brought a silver medal to Turkey after being beaten by her Dutch rival 5-4.