Cengizhan Şimşek, who defeated his rival Mustafa Taş in the final of the 661. Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling, became the head wrestler as the owner of the golden belt. Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu gave Başpehlivan Şimşek his golden belt.
GIANT TURKISH FLAG LAUNCHED
Meanwhile, a large Turkish flag was unfurled before the wrestling final wrestling in Sarayiçi Er Square, where the Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling was held. The 30 square meter Turkish flag, carried by the referees, jazz players and wrestling lovers working in the wrestling, was circulated in the square accompanied by marches and the presentation of Kırkpınar chief jazzman Şükrü Kayabaş, who has been working for more than half a century. The flag was greeted standing in the stands in the areas where it passed.
As the final matches of the historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling continued at Sarayiçi Er Square, Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu came to the stadium to watch the wrestling. Minister Kasapoğlu was welcomed by Edirne Governor Hüseyin Kürşat Kırbıyık and Mayor of the Municipality Recep Gürkan. While the delegation took their place at the stadium to watch the final wrestling, the giant Turkish flag was traditionally unfurled at the stadium.
CENGİZHAN ŞİMŞEK BEATED BALABAN IN THE SEMI-FINAL
The match between 2013 and 2017 chief wrestler İsmail Balaban and Cengizhan Şimşek, who has been at the head since 2019, started with İsmail Balaban’s counterattacks. Cengizhan Şimşek struggled to nullify Balaban’s effort to make a play out of hoops and trotters. As the regular time approached, the hard hands, neck and scythes of both wrestlers showed how stressed the wrestlers were. Health teams intervened in Cengizhan Şimşek, who had a short-term leg injury. Scoring was started when there was no conceding in the regular time. In the 59th minute of the match, Cengizhan Şimşek defeated İsmail Balaban with a goose wing.
MUSTAFA TAŞ ELIMINATED ERTUĞRUL DAĞDEVİREN IN THE SEMI-FINAL
The wrestling of Mustafa Taş, who has been wrestling head-to-head this year, and Ertuğrul Dağdeviren, who has been head-to-head since 2019, started with hard hands and necks. Mustafa Taş made a move in the passive game by suppressing his opponent in the 10th minute. However, the audience reacted to the situation as this position remained motionless on the ground for a long time. In the wrestling, which continued for a while, Mustafa Taş pressed down and knocked him down again. Even though he tried to lift his opponent many times with the outer pile and trotting game, he could not be successful due to the weight difference. In this wrestling, the opponents could not outdo each other in the normal time. Both wrestlers were cautioned and given a yellow card for passively wrestling. In the 56th minute of the match, Mustafa Taş, who lost his balance by dragging his opponent, who was wrapped under his armpits, won the wrestling by getting points from his opponent.
Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu also watched the wrestling.