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Türkiye’s national kickboxers won 53 medals at the European Kickboxing Championships in North Macedonia.
According to a statement from the Turkish Kickboxing Federation, the national team collected 16 gold, 14 silver and 23 bronze medals at the event in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia in the Balkans. Türkiye finished second in the team standings.
The World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) Senior, Veterans and Para-Inclusive European Championship runs in Skopje from Nov. 6 to 15. The Kickboxing Muaythai Federation of Macedonia hosts the event. Skopje is North Macedonia’s largest city.
The championship also serves as the official qualifying event for kickboxing at the 2027 European Games, which Istanbul hosts from June 16 to 27, 2027.
The Games, organized by the European Olympic Committees, feature 26 sports and form part of Europe’s pathway to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Kickboxing competes in three disciplines at the event: full contact, K-1 and point fighting.
At the European Championships held in Athens, Greece, in November 2024, Türkiye also finished second in the team standings, with 43 medals: 10 gold, 14 silver and 19 bronze.
The 2026 total is 10 medals higher, including six more golds, while the team ranking is unchanged. Bedirhan Ersayar, who appears on the 2026 gold medal list, also won gold in Athens in the 54-kilogram full-contact category.
The 16 gold medalists from Türkiye are:
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