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Turkish freestyle wrestler Nesrin Bas claimed the gold medal in the women's 68-kilogram category at the 2026 European Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania, after her opponent, Belarusian Alina Shauchuk, withdrew from the final due to injury.
The walkover handed Bas her second European senior title. She previously won gold at the same championship in 2024, silver in 2025 and bronze in 2023.
On her way to the final, Bas defeated Sweden's Tindra Linnea Sjoeberg in the quarterfinals and Russia's Alina Shevchenko in the semifinals, both by technical superiority.
Nesrin Bas, 23, competes in freestyle wrestling for Besiktas JK and the Turkish national team in the women's 68-kilogram category.
Bas won gold at the 2022 European Youth Wrestling Championship in Rome, defeating Moldova's Luciana Beda 10-0 in the final.
At the 2022 World Under-23 Championship in Pontevedra, Spain, she claimed gold by beating Japan's Naruha Matsuyuki 8-0 in the final, after eliminating reigning world champion Irina Ringaci of Moldova in the opening round.
She took gold again at the 2023 European Under-23 Championship in Bucharest, defeating Slovakia's Zsuzsanna Molnar 4-0 in the final.
Bas also collected bronze medals at the 2021 European Under-23 Championship in North Macedonia, the 2021 World Youth Championship in Ufa, Russia, and the 2022 World Youth Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Her record at the senior European championships spans four consecutive medals: bronze in 2023, gold in 2024, silver in 2025, and gold again in 2026.
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