In the final match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, national archer Mete Gazo became the Olympic champion, defeating Italian Mauro Nespoli. Mete Gazoz won Turkey’s first gold medal in Tokyo 2020.
The national archer advanced to the quarter-finals by beating Australia’s Taylor Worth in the last 16 round in the morning session. The 22-year-old also faced Brady Ellison of the United States, who is no 1 in the world rankings, on this tour. He advanced to the final by defeating Japanese opponent Takaharu Furukawa 7-3 in the semifinal match.
Mete took the first series set 2-0, 2. despite a good performance in the set, he left with a 1-1 tie. Unable to rate the 8 that his opponent scored in the third set, he was unable to prevent the situation from reaching 3-3.
PRESIDENT ERDOGAN CONGRATULATES METE GAZOZ
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Mete Gazoz and congratulated him after the news of the gold medal.
