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Riza Kayaalp: 'Effort in training put me in a good position for final'

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Turkish wrestler Riza Kayaalp suggests that working hard in training helped to put him a good position for his gold-medal winning victory at the European Games in Baku.

Turkish wrestler Riza Kayaalp has said that consistently working hard during training helped him to claim gold in the men's Greco-Roman 130kg final at the European Games.

Kaylaap overcame Azerbaijan's Sabahi Shariati with a 3-1 victory at the Heydar Aliyev Arena on Sunday, and has insisted that he puts in all of his effort in order to make his country proud.

"I work so hard in training, even harder than in some of my fights today, hundreds of times - all so I can see the Turkish flag fly and hear the anthem," said Kaylaap after the contest.

"I did what was expected of me here, and I was able to win and hear the anthem."

Turkey currently sit in third place in the event's medals table.

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