Yasemin Adar becomes Turkey's first-ever Olympic medalist in women's wrestling while Turkish wrestler Riza Kayaalp wins bronze in Olympics' 130 kg Greco-Roman
Adar said becoming her country's first woman Olympic medalist in wrestling on Monday was tinged with sadness due to the ragingin her country, but she hoped her bronze in Tokyo would give people back home a reason to smile.
"I'm thrilled ... I'm very excited to be achieving a first, honoured to be representing my country and it means so much more because my country is having a difficult time with wildfires," Adar told reporters. "Turkish women are really strong and we're now extra motivated by the wildfires, it makes us want to make our people happy, even more than usual," Adar added.
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