29.08.2024 22:20
National taekwondo athlete Meryem Betül Çavdar faced Mexican Jessica Garcia Quijano, the number one seed in the women's K44 52kg category at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Number two seed Meryem Betül defeated her opponent 6-3 and won the bronze medal. Thus, Turkey also won its first medal at the games.
At the para taekwondo competitions held at the Grand Palais, Meryem Betül, the number 2 seed, faced off against the number 1 seed, Mexican Jessica Garcia Quijano.
Meryem Betül, who was superior from start to finish, defeated her opponent 6-3 and won the bronze medal. This achievement by the national athlete became Turkey's first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
Meryem Betül Çavdar also won a silver medal in the K44 49kg category at Tokyo 2020. The national athlete, who experienced her second Paralympic medal joy in her career, celebrated her success by taking a victory lap on the tatami with the Turkish flag.
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Osman Aşkın Bak, also followed the match and supported the national athlete.