Türkiye's Riza Kayaalp clinches record 13th European gold in wrestling

Turkish wrestler Riza Kayaalp won gold at the 2026 European Wrestling Championships.

Kayaalp, 36, defeated Hungary’s Darius Attila Vitek 7-1 to claim the Greco-Roman 130 kg title in Tirana, Albania.

With the victory, he became the first wrestler to win 13 gold medals at the European championships.

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