8.05.2016
Turkish Wrestler Süleyman Atlı in men’s freestyle 57 kg qualified for Rio 2016 Olympic Games on the third and last day of the 2nd Olympic Games Wrestling World Qualifying Tournament held in Bağcılar Sports Complex in Istanbul, Turkey.
Süleyman Atlı defeated Moldavian Anatolii Buruian 11-0 in the qualification match, Polish Krzysztof Bienkowski 6-0 in the quarterfinals and Tajikistani Hikmatullo Vohidov 16-6 in the semi-finals. Süleyman defeated his Uzbek opponent Abbos Rakhmonov 18-12 in the final match to win the gold medal and qualify for Rio 2016.
Taha Akgül in men’s freestyle 125 kg, Selim Yaşar in men’s freestyle 86 kg, İbrahim Bölükbaşı in men’s freestyle 97 kg, Soner Demirtaş in men’s freestyle 74 kg, Yakup Gör in men’s freestyle 65 kg, Elif Jale Yeşilırmak in women’s freestyle 58 kg, Buse Tosun in women’s freestyle 69 kg, Yasemin Adar in women’s 75 kg, Hafize Şahin in women’s freestyle 63 kg, Bediha Gün in women’s freestyle 53 kg, Rıza Kayaalp in men’s Greco-Roman 130 kg, Selçuk Çebi in men’s Greco-Roman 75 kg and Cenk İldem in men’s Greco-Roman 98 kg had already qualified for Rio 2016 Olympic Games in wrestling.