Türkiye won three of the four titles decided on the opening day of the 2026 Mediterranean Games, with Enes KAPLAN, Elif Sude AKGUL and Hatice Kubra ILGUN taking gold. France’s Souleyman ALAPHILIPPE won the remaining title at men’s -68kg.
Emir Hamdan
Türkiye won three of the four gold medals decided on the opening day in Taranto, while France’s Souleyman Alaphilippe took the men’s -68kg title.
Türkiye won three of the four titles decided on the opening day of the 2026 Mediterranean Games, with Enes KAPLAN, Elif Sude AKGUL and Hatice Kubra ILGUN taking gold. France’s Souleyman ALAPHILIPPE won the remaining title at men’s -68kg.
At men’s -58kg, Enes KAPLAN finished ahead of Croatia’s Josip TESKERA. Algeria’s Nadir HARBI and Spain’s Jesus Fraile RODRIGUEZ shared bronze.
Souleyman ALAPHILIPPE took the men’s -68kg gold ahead of Tunisia’s Mohamed Khalil JENDOUBI. Croatia’s Marko GOLUBIC and Serbia’s Zarko KRAJISNIK completed the podium.
Elif Sude AKGUL won the women’s -49kg category, with Croatia’s Sofija HINIC taking silver. France’s Sayine KRIM and Andorra’s Naiara Liñan PARDO earned bronze medals.
In the women’s -57kg division, Hatice Kubra ILGUN finished ahead of Morocco’s Amina DEHHAOUI. Tunisia’s Chaima TOUMI and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ada AVDAGIC took bronze.
The taekwondo programme concludes on Sunday; follow the 2026 Mediterranean Games on TAEKWONDO.TV for the remaining brackets and medals.
