2026 Mediterranean Games

The 2026 Mediterranean Games will be the 20th edition of the Mediterranean Games, to be held in the city of Taranto, located in the Puglia region of Italy, from 21 August to 3 September 2026. Organized every four years by the International Mediterranean Games Committee (CIJM/ICMG), it is a multi-sport event bringing together athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea or member states of the committee. The official slogan of Taranto 2026 has been set as “Embrace the Future”. A total of 3,854 athletes from 26 National Olympic Committees are expected to participate. The opening and closing ceremonies will take place at the Stadio Erasmo Iacovone in Taranto.

The idea of organizing the Mediterranean Games emerged during the 1948 Olympic Games in London. Mohamed Taher Pasha, President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee and Vice President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), presented to IOC members the concept of a multi-sport event bringing together countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea at regular intervals, with the support of Greek IOC member Ioannis Ketseas. This proposal quickly gained support and, after a preparatory phase, the first Mediterranean Games were held in 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt. Ten countries sent 734 athletes to compete in 13 sports disciplines.

As the event grew, its institutional structure strengthened. During the 1955 Games in Barcelona, a supervisory board was established to oversee the organization of the Games. This body became the official governing authority of the event in 1961 under the name International Mediterranean Games Committee (CIJM – Comité International des Jeux Méditerranéens). Female athletes participated for the first time at the 1967 Games held in Tunisia.

The schedule of the Mediterranean Games has changed over the years. The first 11 editions were held one year before the Summer Olympic Games. Due to the increasing congestion of the international sports calendar in the year preceding the Olympics, at the request of most National Olympic Committees, the Mediterranean Games were moved to the year following the Olympic Games starting in 1993. This change was first implemented in 1993 in France, just two years after the 1991 Athens Games. Today, the Games continue to be held every four years.

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To date, the Mediterranean Games have been hosted by 12 different countries. Türkiye has hosted the event twice: in İzmir in 1971 and in Mersin in 2013. In 2026, the hosting flag will pass to Italy for the third time, with the Games taking place in Taranto. Kosovo will host the 2030 Mediterranean Games, making it the first host country in the event’s history without a Mediterranean coastline.

The Organizing Committee responsible for the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games was established on 10 November 2023. Operating in accordance with the statutes of the International Mediterranean Games Committee, the Committee is responsible for organizing the sporting and cultural events, promotion, and communication related to the Games. Davide Tizzano serves as President of the International Mediterranean Games Committee (ICMG).

Massimo Ferrarese serves as President of the Taranto 2026 Organizing Committee. Sandro Esposito, appointed by the Municipality of Taranto, is the Vice President. Other members of the Board include Bruno Campanile and Francesco Romanelli, appointed by the Ministry of Sport and Youth; Manfredi De Leo, appointed by the Ministry of European Affairs, the South, Cohesion Policies and PNRR; Mattia Giorno, appointed by the Puglia Region; and Andrea Mancino, appointed by the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).

Carlo Molfetta leads the General Directorate of the Committee. Other directors include: Vincenzo Genovese as Director of Planning and Operations; Giuseppe Di Palo as Director of Sports and Competitions; Roberto Outeiriño as Director of Games Services; Ioannis Stavropoulos as Director of Transportation; Kelum Asanka Perera as Director of International Relations; Emilia Prekate as Director of Protocol; Riccardo Montefusco as Director of Marketing and Communication; and Panagiotis Tzeravinis as Director of Volunteers.

The vision of the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games is inspired by the values of friendship, respect, excellence, unity, peace, and sustainability. These values aim to make the Games an unforgettable experience for all participants and to strengthen Taranto’s image as an international center for sport, culture, and tourism.

The mission of the Games is to unite the peoples of the Mediterranean through sport, promoting peace and friendship. The organization offers an opportunity to highlight the rich cultural heritage and diversity of the Mediterranean region and aims to leave a lasting legacy for the city of Taranto and the Puglia region. Additionally, it seeks to inspire passion for sport among younger generations and to establish sport as a way of life.

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The Taranto 2026 logo draws inspiration from Taranto’s millennia-old history and its connection to the sea. Two “X” letters, representing the number 20 in Roman numerals, symbolize the 20th edition of the Games and evoke the lines of the city’s iconic sailor monument. The two interlocking “X” letters represent unity among the diverse cultures of the Mediterranean, emphasizing values of peace and solidarity with a forward-looking perspective.

The logo’s color palette consists of blue and red tones inspired by the city’s identity. Blue represents the sea, a fundamental element of Taranto’s identity, evoking values such as calm, serenity, and infinity that are important both in sport and in life. Red symbolizes passion, energy, and vitality, expressing the competitive spirit and strength of the athletes. The combination of vibrant and varied colors creates a dynamic and cheerful visual identity reflecting the multicultural essence of the Mediterranean Games.

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The mascot of the Games, Ionios, is a friendly and charming character designed to embody the joy, unity, and connection to the sea represented by the Mediterranean Games.

Twenty-six countries that are members of the International Mediterranean Games Committee will participate in the 2026 Mediterranean Games. The participating nations come from three continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa. The majority are states bordering the Mediterranean Sea, but some countries without a Mediterranean coastline, such as Portugal, Andorra, San Marino, and Kosovo, are also eligible to participate under the committee’s membership structure. Kosovo was admitted to the International Mediterranean Games Committee in 2015 and made its debut at the 2018 Tarragona Mediterranean Games.

• Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
• Asia: Lebanon, Syria
• Europe: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Cyprus (Greek Cypriot Administration), Italy, Kosovo, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye, Greece

Among the 3,854 athletes participating in the Games, Italy, as the host country, will field the largest delegation. Following Italy in terms of athlete numbers are Türkiye, France, Greece, Algeria, and Spain. Slovenia and San Marino stand out as the two delegations with more female than male athletes.

The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) has selected a team of 498 athletes for the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games, comprising 259 men and 239 women. This delegation forms one of the most balanced and largest teams Italy has ever sent to the Games. Alessio Palombi will serve as Head of Mission. The Italian flag at the opening ceremony will be carried by Irma Testa, an Olympic bronze medalist in boxing, and Filippo Tortu, an Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 meter relay.

The Italian team includes five Olympic gold medalists: Gianmarco Tamberi and Filippo Tortu in athletics, Mauro Nespoli in archery, Diana Bacosi and Gabriele Rossetti in shooting. They are joined by seven other Olympic medalists: Angela Andreoli in artistic gymnastics, Abraham De Jesus Conyedo Ruano in wrestling, Irma Testa in boxing, Francesca Palumbo in fencing, and Federico Nilo Maldini, Paolo Monna, and Silvana Maria Stanco in shooting.

The largest discipline in the Italian delegation is athletics, with a team of 82 athletes (41 women and 41 men). Swimming follows with 48 athletes, including Taranto natives Benedetta Pilato, siblings Marco and Luca De Tullio, and Chiara Tarantino. Other major disciplines include football (36 athletes), handball (32 athletes), finswimming (28 athletes), and volleyball (26 athletes). Additionally, 26 athletes from the Puglia region will represent Italy in events held in their home region.

The Turkish National Olympic Committee (TMOK) will participate in the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games with a total of 335 athletes, including 137 women and 198 men. Turkish athletes will compete in all sports on the program except handball.

The opponents and groups for the Turkish Women’s and Men’s National Volleyball Teams at the 2026 Mediterranean Games have been determined. The Women’s National Volleyball Team will compete in Group B against Greece, Algeria, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. The Men’s National Volleyball Team will face Spain, Greece, Egypt, and Kosovo in Group B.

Türkiye has participated continuously in the Mediterranean Games since the inaugural edition in 1951. With a total of 966 medals—386 gold, 265 silver, and 315 bronze—Türkiye ranks third in the overall medal table, behind Italy and France. Wrestling is by far the most successful discipline for Türkiye, with 260 medals, followed by weightlifting with 167 medals, athletics with 108 medals, and boxing with 95 medals.

Türkiye has hosted the Mediterranean Games twice. The first was the VI Mediterranean Games held in İzmir in October 1971, with 1,362 athletes from 14 countries participating. Türkiye won 18 gold, 12 silver, and 15 bronze medals, finishing in fourth place. The second was the XVII Mediterranean Games held in Mersin in June 2013, with 3,064 athletes from 24 countries. Türkiye achieved its most successful performance in the history of the Games, winning 47 gold, 43 silver, and 36 bronze medals, and finishing second in the overall ranking.

Four athletes from the Vatican’s sports association, Athletica Vaticana, will participate in the Mediterranean Games for the second consecutive time since the Oran 2022 Games. Fabrizio Peloni and Tiziano Lucarelli in men’s padel doubles, Daniele Fontana in fencing epee, and Emiliano Morbidelli in cycling will represent the Vatican in Taranto. Athletica Vaticana’s participation is made possible with the approval of all participating countries.

The official sports program of the 2026 Mediterranean Games consists largely of Olympic disciplines. Alongside traditional sports such as athletics, swimming, wrestling, boxing, and volleyball, the program includes recently growing sports such as padel, triathlon, skateboarding, and roller marathon, updated periodically within the event’s framework.

The official sports disciplines at the 2026 Mediterranean Games are: 3x3 basketball, archery, artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, bocce, boxing, canoe/kayak, cycling, equestrian, fencing, finswimming, football, handball, judo, karate, padel, rhythmic gymnastics, roller marathon, rowing, sailing, skateboarding, shooting (pistol and rifle), shooting (trap and skeet), swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, and wrestling.

One of the notable innovations in the 2026 program is the inclusion of demonstration sports. The disciplines of Baseball5 and Kickboxing, which are not part of the official medal program, will be held for promotional purposes within the framework of the Games. Demonstration sports are considered for potential inclusion in future official Mediterranean Games programs if they gain international interest.

Baseball5 is a modern, faster, more accessible, and urban-friendly version of traditional baseball. Played without bats or gloves, using only a rubber ball, two teams of five players each compete on a small field. The ball is hit with the hand, and due to short match durations, the game maintains a high pace. Notable for its mixed-gender format, where men and women compete on the same team, Baseball5 is widely played in schools, cities, and community organizations because it requires no expensive equipment or large facilities.

Kickboxing is a combat sport that combines boxing techniques with kicking techniques from Eastern martial arts such as karate and Muay Thai. Athletes in the ring use punches and kicks within specific rules to strike their opponents, testing speed, strength, and strategy. Originating in the 1970s from the fusion of Western boxing and martial arts, kickboxing has rapidly spread worldwide as both a competitive sport and a fitness discipline.

Five team sports are featured in the 2026 program: football, volleyball, 3x3 basketball, handball, and water polo, which will be contested only in a men’s tournament. These disciplines will be held across four different provinces of the Puglia region. Football matches will take place in stadiums located in Taranto, Brindisi, Francavilla Fontana, and Lecce, with the finals held at the Stadio Iacovone. 3x3 basketball competitions will be held at the Peripato Gardens, and water polo matches will follow swimming events at the Torre d’Ayala Stadium. Volleyball tournaments will be hosted in three major cities: Taranto (Palamazzola), Brindisi (PalaPentassuglia), and Lecce (PalaVentura). The handball tournament will be held in Conversano and Fasano.

The Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games adopt a regional and sustainable organizational model based on upgrading and modernizing existing infrastructure. In addition to Taranto, 14 other cities in the Puglia region will host official competitions and events. The Organizing Committee works in close collaboration with the Italian Government, the Puglia Region, local authorities, and sports federations to ensure governance, transparency, and timely implementation.

The Games’ infrastructure plan includes significant investments in sports facilities, transportation, and urban regeneration. Every project, from the new Maritime Center over Mar Piccolo to the Stadio Erasmo Iacovone and from the Sports Quadrangle to the waterfront (Lungomare), has been designed to meet international standards and remain usable after the event.

The legacy targeted by Taranto 2026 is structured around three pillars: economic and employment gains and new professional opportunities; development of sports facilities and promotion of sports participation; and cultural and social benefits including strengthening the Mediterranean identity and involving schools in the process. The organization is grounded in environmental, social, and economic sustainability principles. These include prioritizing the use of existing or renovated infrastructure to reduce environmental impact, promoting sustainable transportation, and involving local communities in the process.

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On 22 August 2025, exactly 365 days before the start of the Games, a countdown clock was inaugurated in front of the Taranto City Hall. The ceremony was attended by Special Commissioner and Organizing Committee President Massimo Ferrarese, International Mediterranean Games Committee President Davide Tizzano, and Mayor of Taranto Piero Bitetti. Ferrarese noted that 41 construction sites and 21 municipalities are involved in the Games’ preparation and that the entire process will be completed within approximately two and a half years since the Games were awarded to Italy. Tizzano emphasized that the countdown clock is a symbolic landmark marking the final phase of preparations and highlighted that the Mediterranean Games unite 26 countries and three continents under the banner of sport, culture, and friendship.

Exactly 50 days before the opening ceremony, on 2 July 2026, a light installation bearing the slogan “EMBRACE THE FUTURE” was activated on the Ponte Girevole (Swing Bridge), Taranto’s iconic symbol. Installed overnight and visible from midnight until 4:00 a.m., the installation will accompany the bridge’s silhouette until mid-September. The letters, made of aluminum and polycarbonate and illuminated by LED lights, were designed through a collaboration between Taranto-born interior architect and designer Claudia Pignatale and Edoardo Giammarioli. Production was carried out by the Rome-based company BOTW, with technical support from the Italian Navy and the Municipality of Taranto.

Pope Leo XIV shared a message regarding the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games during his Angelus address from Castel Gandolfo on 16 August 2026. The Pope noted that the Games would bring together various countries from Africa, Asia, and Europe belonging to the Mediterranean region, and expressed his hope that this sporting event would serve as a prophecy of peace and brotherhood for the peoples of the region and the entire world.

Italian Minister of Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi, in a statement made five days before the opening ceremony, said he had received a valuable message from the Pope and expressed his hope that it would contribute to peace. Abodi emphasized that thanks to a three-year collaborative effort coordinated by the Italian government, sport will once again place the world at its center, and that the Games will offer significant opportunities for the peoples of the Mediterranean and valuable openings for international relations and diplomacy.

The Vatican’s sports association, Athletica Vaticana, will participate with four athletes. On the first day of the Games, Taranto’s Archbishop Ciro Miniero, together with Bishop Paul Tighe, Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, will lead a ceremony at the city’s cathedral and welcome the “Cross of the Athletes.” This cross, as it has been in international sporting events since the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, will remain as a spiritual reference point in the cathedral throughout the Games. Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, stated that the presence of Athletica Vaticana at the Games is an important gesture of brotherhood.

As of 19 August 2026, the final roster of the Türkiye delegation, accommodation arrangements for athletes, and official messages of support for the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games have been confirmed. According to announcements by the Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC), the Team Türkiye roster has departed for the Games.

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Türkiye has participated in the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games with a total of 334 athletes, comprising 137 women (41%) and 197 men (59%). It has been confirmed that the delegation will compete in all sports disciplines on the program except handball. The previously projected total of 335 athletes was officially updated to 334 on 19 August 2026.

No permanent athletes' village has been constructed for the duration of the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games. Instead, in line with sustainability and urban planning principles, the cruise ships Aroya and Romanika, which will dock at the Mar Grande Naval Base, have been designated for athlete accommodation.

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Osman Aşkın Bak issued a message on his official social media account (NSosyal) on 19 August 2026, extending best wishes to the national athletes competing in the Games. In his statement, Minister Bak said:

"I sincerely wish success to our 334 national athletes—137 women and 197 men—who will represent our country in 29 sports disciplines at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games. We wholeheartedly believe you will proudly represent our noble flag. May your path be open; our hearts and support are always with you."^【1】"

The official opening ceremony of the 20th Mediterranean Games took place on Friday, 21 August 2026 at 20:00 local time (18:00 TSI) at the Erasmo Iacovone Stadium in Taranto. Competitions under the organization are being held at various venues in the city of Taranto and the Puglia region.

Prior to the official opening ceremony, matches began on Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at 18:00 TSI (15:00 GMT), featuring the Turkey Women's National Volleyball Team against North Macedonia.

On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the first full day of competition, athletes competed in 12 different disciplines. By the end of the day, Türkiye had won a total of seven medals: four gold, two silver, and one bronze.

In the foil discipline of fencing, Türkiye won its first medals of the Games.

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• Men's Individual Foil: Enver Yıldırım, competing in the men's individual foil category, completed the group stage with three wins and two losses, advancing to the round of 16. Yıldırım defeated French fencer Baptiste Hospital 15–10 in the round of 16, Egyptian Adham Moataz 15–13 in the quarterfinal, and Tunisian Fares Ferjani 15–14 in the semifinal. In the final, he defeated fellow Turkish athlete Furkan Yaman 15–13 to win the gold medal. Furkan Yaman, after securing two wins and two losses in the group stage, advanced to the final by defeating Italian Dario Cavaliere 15–11 in the round of 16, Italian Marco Mastrullo 15–8 in the quarterfinal, and Spanish Santiago Madrigal 13–4 in the semifinal. He earned the silver medal after losing to Enver Yıldırım in the final [21, 22]. Enes Talha Kalender, also competing in the same category, finished the group stage with three wins and two losses, defeated French R. Fraboulet 15–10 in the round of 16, but was eliminated in the quarterfinal after losing 15–12 to Tunisian Fares Ferjani.

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• Women's Individual Foil: Nisanur Erbil completed the group matches with three wins and one loss. She advanced to the final by defeating Greek D. Georgiadou 15–13 in the quarterfinal and French Malina Vongsavady 15–12 in the semifinal. She won the silver medal after losing 15–11 to Spanish Lucia Martin-Portugues in the final. Nil Güngör was eliminated from the competition after recording one win and three losses in the group stage.

Turkish athletes won three gold medals in taekwondo across three weight categories.

• Women's 49 kg: Elif Sude Akgül won the championship by defeating Portuguese Kiara Aldina Pinto Barroso 2–0 in the quarterfinal, French Sayine Krim 2–1 in the semifinal, and Croatian Sofija Hinic 2–0 in the final.
• Men's 58 kg: Enes Kaplan won the gold medal by defeating French Amine Boukarnia 2–0 in the quarterfinal, Algerian Nadir Harbi 2–0 in the semifinal, and Croatian Josip Teskera 2–0 in the final.
• Women's 57 kg: Hatice Kübra İlgün defeated Serbian Jana Lukic 2–1 in the quarterfinal and Bosnian Ada Avdagic 2–1 in the semifinal. She was awarded the gold medal after her Moroccan opponent Amina Dehhaoui was disqualified for an illegal strike during the final. During the match, İlgün collapsed to the mat due to a blow to her jaw and was carried off the tatami on a stretcher following medical intervention.
• Men's 68 kg: Berkay Erer advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Albanian Ernest Merdanaj 2–0 in the round of 16. He was eliminated after losing 2–1 to Croatian Marko Golubic in the quarterfinal.

In the women's 200 metre backstroke, Sudem Denizli qualified for the final by finishing first in her heat with a time of 2:16.83. She won the bronze medal in the final with a time of 2:13.13. Other swimming results were as follows:

• Women's 50 m Butterfly: Ela Su Erensoy finished third in her heat with a time of 27.60, while Dila Gençay placed fifth with 27.70 and was eliminated.
• Men's 50 m Butterfly: Efe Hacısalihoğlu and Arda Akkoyun finished fifth in their heats with times of 24.50 and 24.20 respectively and did not advance to the final.
• Women's 400 m Freestyle: Ecem Dönmez Öğretir qualified for the final by finishing third in her heat with 4:19.57 and placed fifth in the final with 4:17.38. Selin Nur Sade finished second in her heat with 4:23.37 to qualify for the final and placed eighth with 4:24.64.
• Men's 400 m Freestyle: Ahmet Mete Boylu was eliminated after finishing fifth in his heat with a time of 3:54.54.
• Men's 200 m Backstroke: Berke Saka was eliminated after finishing sixth in his heat with a time of 2:05.76.
• Women's 100 m Breaststroke: Meriç Uygun and Pınar Dönmez finished seventh in their heats with times of 1:12.03 and 1:11.22 respectively and were eliminated.
• Men's 100 m Breaststroke: Berkay Öğretir qualified for the final by finishing third in his heat with a time of 1:01.82 and placed fourth in the final with 1:01.60. Emre Sakçı was eliminated after finishing fifth in his heat with a time of 1:02.92.

Results in Greco-Roman wrestling were as follows:

• 60 kg: Ekrem Öztürk was eliminated after losing 8–4 to Syrian Mhdasad Aldein Alosta in the quarterfinal.
• 67 kg: Murat Fırat defeated Portuguese M. Loureiro Dos Santos 8–0 by technical superiority in the round of 16 and French Yanis Guendez 3–0 in the quarterfinal. He lost 2–0 to Egyptian Mohamed Hassan Ahmed Mohamed Abdelr in the semifinal, earning a bronze medal match.
• 77 kg: Yunus Emre Başar advanced to the final by defeating Albanian Kevin Kupi 5–0 in the round of 16, Algerian Chawki Doulache 7–2 in the quarterfinal, and Egyptian Moustafa Hussein Fathy Zaky AlamelD 6–4 in the semifinal.
• 87 kg: Doğan Kaya defeated Greek Ilias Pagkalidis 5–1 in the quarterfinal but lost 12–3 by technical superiority to Egyptian Mohamed Elkasem Elsayed Ahmed Saied in the semifinal, earning a bronze medal match.
• 97 kg: Beytullah Kayışdağ drew 3–3 with Greek Laokratis Kesidis in his first match under the Nordic system but was defeated due to losing the final point. He then defeated French Loic Samen 9–0 by technical superiority but was eliminated after losing 4–1 to Serbian Aleksandr Komarov, finishing third in his group.

The Türkiye U20 Men's National Football Team played its first match in Group A of the eight-team tournament against Morocco at the Franco Fanuzzi Stadium. Morocco took the lead through a goal by Yahya Iguiz. Despite being reduced to 10 men after receiving a red card in the 12th minute, they extended their lead to 2–0 in the 49th minute through Abderrahman Arkid. Türkiye equalized in the 75th minute through a goal by Berkay Aslan and again in stoppage time through Emir Tuğra Turhan, securing a 2–2 draw. Türkiye's second group match will be against North Macedonia on Monday, 24 August.

In the mixed doubles category, the pair of Emre Sönmez and Yasemin Bektaş advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating the pair from the Republic of Cyprus, Pissi/Tambourlas, 2–0. They then progressed to the semifinals by defeating the Italian pair Corsini/Salutt 2–1.

Results on the first day of skeet qualification were as follows:

• Men: Muhammet Seyhun Kay placed third with 71 points, while Mustafa Serhat Şahin placed eleventh with 68 points.
• Women: Nur Banu Balkancı placed third with 70 points, and Çiğdem Özyaman Özenir finished seventh with 67 points.

Results in the individual time trial events were as follows:

• Women: Reyhan Yakışır finished 14th with a time of 26:54.63, while Sevim Gerçek placed 15th with 27:01.73.
• Men: Ahmet Örken placed 14th with a time of 22:02.10, while Burak Abay finished 18th with 23:55.35.

Results in bocce competitions were as follows:

• Men's Raffa Doubles: The pair of Abdullah Kaplan and Ahmet Boran lost 9–0 to Croatia and 8–3 to San Marino in group matches.
• Women's Raffa Doubles: The pair of Selma Kalanç and Şeval Akçanlı lost 10–5 to San Marino and 8–1 to Tunisia.
• Raffa Singles: Abdullah Kaplan defeated Algerian Houssam Hamel 11–6; Selma Kalanç defeated Tunisian Aya Dabboussi 8–2.
• Petank Gold Point Men: Doğukan Dağoğlu was eliminated after finishing seventh in both the first round with 30 points and the second round with 22 points.
• Petank Gold Point Women: Dilçin Oğuz finished seventh with 8 points in the first round and third with 23 points in the second round.
• Volo Gold Point Men: Faik Öztürk was eliminated after finishing seventh in his group with 7 points in the first round.
• Volo Gold Point Women: Beyza Tatarlı finished fifth in her group with 10 points in the first round.
• Volo Step Men: Mehmet Yakın finished sixth in the first round with 36 points and first in the second round with 33 points, advancing to the semifinal.
• Volo Step Women: Mine Türker finished sixth in the first round with 26 points and first in the second round with 33 points, advancing to the semifinal.

Results in the men's elimination rounds were as follows:

• 60 kg: Mehmethan Çınar advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Slovenian Tine Jakomini via RSC in the round of 16.
• 70 kg: Refik Kartal was disqualified during his round of 16 match against Italian Gabriele Guidi Rontani and was eliminated from the tournament.

Results in the qualification races were as follows:

• Men's K2 500 m: The pair of Rahmi Karahan and Hasan Saraç finished first in the semifinal with a time of 1:37.32, advancing to the final.
• Women's K1 500 m: Işılsu Karvan advanced to the final by finishing second in the semifinal with a time of 2:05.24, while Özge Nas Yıldız was eliminated after finishing fourth with 2:10.03.
• Men's K1 1000 m: Rahmi Karahan finished first in the semifinal with a time of 3:53.05, qualifying for the final.

• Men's Doubles: The pair of Alihan Özbayrak and Ataol Toker were eliminated from the tournament after losing 2–0 to the Kosovan pair Krasniqi/Krasniqi in the first round.Medal Standings and Rankings

The second competition day of the 2026 Mediterranean Games was completed on 23 August 2026 in Taranto, Italy, with events across various sports disciplines. On this competition day, athletes from Türkiye (Team Türkiye) won a total of 13 medals, comprising 6 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze, finishing second in the daily medal standings behind Italy.

• Men's Skeet: On the second day of qualifications, Mustafa Serhat Şahin finished eighth with 116 points and advanced to the final. Competing in the same category, Muhammet Seyhun Kaya finished third in the second day of qualifications with 120 points, qualifying for the final, and won the silver medal with 31 points in the final series.
• Women's Skeet: Çiğdem Özyaman Özenir finished fourth with 115 points in the second day of qualifications and qualified for the final, where she earned 30 points to win the silver medal. Nur Banu Balkancı also qualified for the final by finishing fourth with 115 points in qualifications and ended the competition in fourth place with 23 points in the final series.

• Mixed Doubles: The pair of Emre Sönmez and Yasemin Bektaş defeated the Serbian pair Tomic and Vitman 2–0 in the semifinals to advance to the final. In the final, they defeated the French pair N. Begg and E. Jacob 2–1 to win the gold medal.

• Women's Raffa Singles: Selma Kalanç lost to San Marino's Stella Paoletti 9–4 and to Italy's Laura Picchio 8–2 in her group matches.
• Men's Raffa Singles: Abdullah Kaplan defeated his Tunisian opponent Mohamed Amine Saidi 8–3.
• Men's Petanque Doubles: The pair of Doğukan Dağoğlu and Mesut Duruk lost their group match to the pair M. Gonzalez and S. Ruiz Alvarez 13–0.
• Women's Petanque Doubles: The pair of Dilçin Oğuz and Mizgin Morkoyun lost their match against the Tunisian pair M. Beji and A.H. Hassen 13–0.
• Volo Gold Spot Men: Faik Öztürk finished eighth in the second round of qualifications with 9 points and was eliminated from the tournament.
• Volo Gold Spot Women: Beyza Tatarlı finished fifth in the second round of qualifications with 7 points and was eliminated.
• Volo Step Women: Mine Türker defeated her opponent 35–28 in the semifinal to qualify for the final.

• Men's Individual Epee: Halis Efe Elibol earned two wins and three losses in the ranking matches to qualify for the round of 32. He was defeated 15–10 by Moroccan athlete H. Elkord in the round of 32 and was eliminated from the competition.
• Women's Individual Epee: Aleyna Ertürk secured three wins and two losses in the ranking matches to reach the round of 16. She defeated I. Mavrikiou 15–7 in the round of 16 and French opponent C. Nabeth 15–13 in the quarterfinal to advance to the semifinal. Ertürk lost 15–11 to Italian athlete R. Marzani in the semifinal and won the bronze medal. Competing in the same discipline, Ceren Cebe reached the round of 16 with two wins and two losses in the ranking matches but was eliminated after losing 15–13 to Italian opponent F. Parmesani in the round of 16.

• Freestyle 57 kg: Competing in the Nordic system group matches, Muhammed Karavus defeated French athlete R. Galbouraev 8–2. Karavus won by fall against Italian opponent A. Pirrone and Syrian opponent İbrahim Altabbaa. He defeated North Macedonian opponent M. Usinov by technical superiority and won the gold medal.
• Freestyle 65 kg: Ahmet Duman advanced to the final by defeating Spanish opponent C. Alvarez Iglesias by technical superiority in the quarterfinal and Algerian opponent O. Laribi 6–4 in the semifinal.
• Freestyle 74 kg: Yasin Yeşil defeated Syrian Majd Aisha by fall in the round of 16 and Algerian A. Ikkal 9–4 in the quarterfinal. Yeşil lost 5–3 to F. Vejseli in the semifinal and qualified for the bronze medal match.
• Freestyle 86 kg: İsmail Küçüksolak tied 11–11 with French opponent Rakhim Magamadov in the quarterfinal and advanced to the semifinal by virtue of the last-point advantage rule. He defeated Spanish opponent G. Iglesias Ramos 5–0 in the semifinal to qualify for the final.
• Freestyle 97 kg: Competing in the Nordic system group matches, Resul Güne lost 12–8 to French opponent A. Viskhanov. Güne was awarded a walkover victory after Italian opponent B.K. Honis withdrew due to injury and defeated Egyptian M. Salahel by technical superiority to reach the semifinal. He was defeated by technical superiority by Greek athlete D. Kurugliev in the semifinal and qualified for the bronze medal match.
• Freestyle 125 kg: In the Nordic system group matches, Hakan Büyükçingil defeated Algerian opponent L. Khelif by technical superiority and Egyptian opponent A. Sheyata 10–5 to reach the semifinal. He defeated Italian A. Conyedo Ruano 5–1 in the semifinal to qualify for the final.
• Greco-Roman 67 kg: Murat Fırat defeated Croatian opponent D. Etlinger 5–1 in the bronze medal match to win the bronze medal.
• Greco-Roman 77 kg: Yunus Emre Başar defeated Croatian opponent Antonio Kamenjasevic 2–1 in the final to win the gold medal.
• Greco-Roman 87 kg: Doğan Kaya lost 7–5 to Serbian V. Nemes in the bronze medal match. However, Kaya was awarded the bronze medal after his opponent, Egyptian athlete M. Saied, was disqualified.

• Men's K2 500 m: The pair of Rahmi Karahan and Hasan Saraç finished eighth in the A final with a time of 1:35.23.
• Women's K2 500 m: The pair of Işılsu Karvan and Özge Nas Yıldız finished fourth in the final with a time of 1:51.16.
• Men's K1 1000 m: In the A final, Turkish athlete Hasan Saraç finished fourth with a time of 3:52.60, while Rahmi Karahan finished sixth with a time of 3:54.88.
• Women's K1 500 m: Özge Nas Yıldız finished ninth in the A final with a time of 2:12.30.

• Mixed Doubles: The pair of Zeynep Koçak and Ünsal Ataol Toker lost 2–0 to the pair S. Kyratzis and M. Siopacha in the round of 16 and were eliminated from the tournament.

• Men's 80 kg: Yiğithan Kılıç was defeated 2–0 by Greek opponent I. Papadopoulos in the round of 16 and was eliminated.
• Women's 67 kg: Işıl Zafer defeated Spanish opponent H. Garcia Suarez 2–1 in the quarterfinal and Moroccan N. Laaraj 2–0 in the semifinal to reach the final. Zafer defeated Tunisian W. Masghouni 2–0 in the final to win the gold medal.
• Women's +67 kg: Sude Yaren Uzunçavdar defeated Slovenian N. Rudolf 2–0 in the quarterfinal and Spanish A. Vallo Zurdo 2–1 in the semifinal to reach the final. She defeated Serbian opponent A. Sevic 2–0 in the final to win the gold medal.
• Men's +80 kg: Hüseyin Berat Demircioğlu defeated North Macedonian representative D. Georgievski 2–1 in the quarterfinal to advance to the semifinal. He lost 2–0 to Croatian I. Sapina in the semifinal and won the bronze medal.

• Women's 50 m Backstroke: Sudem Denizli qualified for the final in fourth place with a time of 29.53 in the heats. In the final, she finished eighth with a time of 29.63. Competing in the same event, Selen Özbilen finished sixth in the heats with a time of 29.87 and was eliminated.
• Men's 50 m Backstroke: Mert Ali Satır qualified for the final in third place in his heat with a time of 25.53 and finished sixth in the final with a time of 25.45. Berke Saka was eliminated after finishing fifth in his heat with a time of 26.17.
• Women's 100 m Butterfly: Alisa Enercan finished seventh in her heat with a time of 1:04.59 and was eliminated. Dila Gençay finished fifth in her heat with a time of 1:02.88 to qualify for the final and finished eighth in the final with a time of 1:02.25.
• Men's 100 m Butterfly: Among the competitors in the heats, Tuncer Berk Ertürk finished sixth in his heat with a time of 55.94, and Arda Akkoyun finished fourth in his heat with a time of 53.84 and was eliminated.
• Women's 200 m Freestyle: Ecem Dönmez Öğretir finished fourth in the heats with a time of 2:04.50, and Beren Başaran finished fifth with a time of 2:06.02 and was eliminated.
• Men's 200 m Freestyle: Ahmet Mete Boylu finished second in his heat with a time of 1:49.19 to qualify for the final. He won the silver medal in the final with a time of 1:47.59. Emre Onuş was eliminated after finishing fourth in his heat with a time of 1:51.19.
• Women's 200 m Breaststroke: Meriç Uygun finished second in her heat with a time of 2:30.38 to qualify for the final and finished fourth in the final with a time of 2:29.61.
• Men's 200 m Breaststroke: Kerem İlyem finished second in his heat with a time of 2:15.61 to qualify for the final and finished fourth in the final with a time of 2:11.67. Competing in the same category, Doruk Yoğurtçuoğlu finished third in his heat with a time of 2:15.82 to qualify for the final and won the gold medal in the final with a time of 2:10.79.
• Men's 800 m Freestyle: Emir Batur Albayrak finished second in his slow heat with a time of 8:12.10 and finished eleventh overall in the competition.
• 4x100 m Medley Relay: The team consisting of Beren Başaran, Dila Gençay, Berkay Ömer Öğretir, and Mert Ali Satır qualified for the final in third place with a time of 3:58.90 in the heats and finished sixth in the final with a time of 3:54.57.

2026 Mediterranean Games (Taranto 2026) is a multi-sport event held in the city of Taranto, Italy, involving nations from the Mediterranean region. The third day constitutes a crucial stage where official sporting events take place and athletes compete in qualification rounds and medal contests across various disciplines. On this day, athletes participated in individual and team competitions, securing results that determined their countries’ positions in the medal standings.

According to the official competition schedule, 24 August 2026 is designated as the “Third Competition Day.” On this day, athletes won a total of seven medals: three gold, one silver, and three bronze. The distribution of medals by discipline is as follows:

Medal matches in the men’s freestyle categories have been completed:

• Men’s Freestyle 65 kg: Ahmet Duman defeated his Albanian opponent Zelimkhan Abakarov 4-2 in the final to win the gold medal.
• Men’s Freestyle 125 kg: Hakan Büyükçingil defeated his Egyptian opponent Abdelrahman Sheyata 4-3 in the final to claim the gold medal.
• Men’s Freestyle 86 kg: İsmail Küçüksolak lost to his Greek opponent Georgios Kougioumtsidis 8-0 in the final to earn the silver medal.
• Men’s Freestyle 74 kg: Yasin Yeşil defeated his Egyptian opponent O. Mourad by technical superiority in the bronze medal match to win the bronze medal.
• Men’s Freestyle 97 kg: Resul Güne competed against French opponent A. Viskhanov in a match that ended 7-7. Under the rules, he won the bronze medal by virtue of scoring the final point.

In women’s wrestling, athletes advanced to the finals to secure medals:

• Women’s 50 kg: Zehra Demirhan defeated Italian Emanuela Liuzzi 4-2 in the round of 16, Tunisian C. Ayachi by technical superiority in the quarterfinal, and French J. Haemmerle by fall in the semifinal to reach the final.
• Women’s 53 kg: Zeynep Yetgil Kamal advanced to the semifinal by default after her Greek opponent Maria Prevolaraki failed to take the mat. She then defeated French T. Debien 2-1 to reach the final.
• Women’s 57 kg: Elvira Süleyman defeated Tunisian Chahd JelJeli by fall in the quarterfinal and Italian F. Rinella by technical superiority in the semifinal to qualify for the final.
• Women’s 62 kg: Ebru Dağbaşı defeated Serbian E. Jakovljevic 4-1 and Italian I. Danise 6-3 in the Nordic system group matches. In the semifinal against Egyptian M. Hamdoun, which ended 3-3, she advanced to the final by scoring the final point.
• Women’s 68 kg: Nesrin Baş defeated French P. Lecarpentier 6-0 in the quarterfinal and Egyptian S. Khamis by technical superiority in the semifinal to reach the final.
• Women’s 76 kg: Kadriye Koçak defeated Italian Enrica Rinaldi 3-1 and Algerian Y. Bouregba by fall in the Nordic system group matches to reach the semifinal. She then defeated French K. Dacher by technical superiority to qualify for the final.

Two medals were won in the men’s 50 metre breaststroke event:

• Men’s 50 m Breaststroke: Hüseyin Emre Sakçı finished first in his heat with a time of 27.40 to qualify for the final. In the final, he clocked 27.24 to win the gold medal. Competing in the same final, Nusrat Allahverdi finished first in his heat with 27.69 and placed third in the final with 27.39 to win the bronze medal.
• Men’s 100 m Freestyle: Ahmet Mete Boylu finished third in his heat with 49.94 to qualify for the final. In the final, he finished eighth with a time of 50.01.
• Women’s 100 m Freestyle: Beren Başaran recorded a qualifying time of 59.20 and Selen Özbilen recorded 57.55, both finishing fourth in their heats and failing to advance.
• Women’s 50 m Breaststroke: İlkim Karaali finished sixth in her heat with 33.31 and was eliminated. Pınar Dönmez finished seventh in the heats with 32.62 and advanced to a swim-off. In the swim-off, she placed second with 32.15 and was eliminated.
• Women’s 800 m Freestyle: Selinnur Sade finished sixth in the final with a time of 8:53.00.
• Men’s 400 m Individual Medley: Eren Kuru finished sixth in his heat and was eliminated.
• Women’s 400 m Individual Medley: Belis Sakar was disqualified and did not finish the race, while Ecem Dönmez Öğretir finished fourth in the final with a time of 4:51.42.

• Men’s Singles: Yusuf Yaşar defeated Slovenian Tadej Jalenc 2-0 in the round of 32 and Egyptian A. Abdelhalim 2-0 in the round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals.
• Men’s Singles: Nurullah Saraç was defeated 2-0 by Italian Giovanni Totti in the round of 16 and was eliminated.
• Women’s Singles: Neslihan Yiğit Arın defeated Portuguese Mafalda Avelino 2-0 in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals.

• Women’s Road Race: Reyhan Yakışır finished 25th with a time of 2:13:31, while Sevim Gerçek placed 26th with 2:13:34.
• Men’s Road Race: Burak Abay finished eighth with a time of 3:01:26. Ahmet Örken, Mustafa Tarakçı and Ramazan Yılmaz did not finish the race.

• Men’s Petanque Doubles: The pair Doğukan Dağoğlu – Mesut Duruk lost 13-2 to Monaco in the third round of qualifications and were eliminated from the tournament.
• Women’s Petanque Doubles: The pair Dilçin Oğuz – Mizgin Morkoyun defeated their Italian opponents 9-5 in the third round to advance to the semifinals. They lost 10-7 to France in the semifinal and qualified for the bronze medal match.
• Men’s Raffa Singles: Abdullah Kaplan lost 10-5 to San Marinese Jacopo Frisoni in the semifinal and advanced to the bronze medal match.

• Women’s 51 kg: Gamze Soğuksu was defeated 4-1 by Spanish opponent Laura Fuertes Fernandez in the quarterfinal and was eliminated.
• Women’s 57 kg: Ece Asude Ediz defeated Algerian Milissa Hamda 3-0 in the quarterfinal to advance to the semifinals.
• Men’s 90 kg: Kaan Aykutsun was defeated 4-1 by Egyptian Mohamed Abdelmoneim in the quarterfinal and was eliminated.
• Women’s 60 kg: Esmanur Lok was defeated 4-1 by Kosovan Donjeta Sadiku in the quarterfinal and was eliminated.
• Men’s +90 kg: Berat Acar defeated Italian opponent Dorsen Mateo Meliho 3-2 in the quarterfinal to advance to the semifinals.

• Men’s Individual Foil: Kıvanç Kırtay finished the ranking matches with three wins and three losses.
• Women’s Individual Foil: Alara Atmaca finished the ranking matches with three losses.

• Women’s Doubles: The pair Zeynep Koçak – Didenaz Polat lost 2-0 to Portuguese pair Lopes/Carvalho in the round of 16 and concluded their tournament.

• Football (U20): The U20 Men’s National Team defeated North Macedonia 3-0 in their second group match of the eight-team tournament.
• Volleyball: The Senior Women’s National Volleyball Team defeated Algeria 3-0 in the group stage of the nine-team tournament. The Senior Men’s National Volleyball Team defeated Egypt 3-1 in the group stage of the eleven-team tournament.

On the fourth competition day of the 2026 Mediterranean Games (20th Mediterranean Games), Türkiye competed in shooting, badminton, bocce, boxing, rhythmic gymnastics, wrestling, volleyball, football and swimming. By the end of the fourth day, Türkiye increased its total medal count to 27, comprising 13 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze medals. With this result, Türkiye ranked second in the medal standings, behind host nation Italy. Türkiye reached its 1,000th medal in Mediterranean Games history when Zeynep Yetgil Kamal won gold in the women’s wrestling 53 kg final.

On the fourth competition day, Türkiye competed in men’s freestyle and women’s categories and won medals in both disciplines.

In the women’s wrestling competitions, national athletes won four gold and two silver medals on the fourth day.

• 50 kg: Zehra Demirhan defeated Greek opponent Maria Gkika 8-1 in the final to win gold.
• 53 kg: Zeynep Yetgil Kamal defeated Spanish opponent Carla Jaume Soler by technical superiority in the final to win gold. This gold medal marked Türkiye’s 1,000th medal in Mediterranean Games history since its continuous participation since 1951.
• 57 kg: Elvira Süleyman defeated Spanish opponent Lydia Perez Tourino 4-0 in the final to win gold.
• 62 kg: Ebru Dağbaşı lost 3-1 to French opponent Ameline Douarre in the final to claim silver.
• 68 kg: Nesrin Baş defeated Italian opponent Laura Godina 4-2 in the final to win gold.
• 76 kg: Kadriye Koçak lost 5-3 to Egyptian opponent Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamza in the final to win silver.

In the men’s freestyle wrestling competitions, Türkiye won two gold, one silver and two bronze medals on the fourth day. With these results, Türkiye secured medals in all six weight categories contested in men’s freestyle wrestling. The total medal count for men’s freestyle wrestling stood at three gold, one silver and two bronze.

• 65 kg: Ahmet Duman defeated Albanian opponent Zelimkhan Abakarov 4-2 in the final to win gold.
• 125 kg: Hakan Büyükçıngıl defeated Egyptian opponent Abdelrahman Sheyata in the final to win gold.
• 86 kg: İsmail Küçüksolak lost to Greek opponent Georgios Kougiomtsidis in the final to claim silver.
• 74 kg: Yasin Yeşil won bronze by defeating his opponent in the bronze medal match.
• 97 kg: Resul Güne won bronze by defeating his opponent in the bronze medal match.
• Note: Muhammet Karavuş, who competed in the 57 kg category under the Nordic system, won gold by winning all his matches the previous day.

In swimming, national athletes competed in various categories during heats and finals. Türkiye won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in this discipline.

• 50 m Breaststroke: Hüseyin Emre Sakçı won gold with a time of 27.24 seconds in the final. Nusret Allahverdi, also competing in this event, won bronze with a time of 27.39 seconds. Hüseyin Emre Sakçı also finished fifth in the 50 m freestyle heats with a time of 23.22 seconds and was eliminated.
• 200 m Individual Medley: Berke Saka qualified second in the heats with a time of 2:01.36 and won silver in the final with a time of 1:58.66. Emre Onuş finished first in the heats with 2:01.67 and placed sixth in the final with 2:01.13.
• 200 m Butterfly: Polat Uzer Turnalı qualified third in the heats with a time of 1:59.28 and won bronze in the final with a time of 1:57.54. Tuncer Berk Ertürk finished first in the heats with 1:59.44 and placed seventh in the final with 1:59.29.
• 50 m Freestyle: Efe Hacısalihoğlu topped his heat with a time of 22.50 seconds to qualify for the final but finished seventh in the final with 22.85 seconds.
• 100 m Backstroke: Mert Ali Satır qualified third in the heats with a time of 55.72 seconds and finished fifth in the final with 55.15 seconds.

• 200 m Individual Medley: Sudem Denizli finished fourth with a time of 2:17.98 and Meriç Uygun placed fifth with 2:19.69 in the final.
• 50 m Freestyle: Selen Özbilen qualified second in the heats with a time of 25.84 seconds and finished seventh in the final with 25.82 seconds. Beren Başaran finished seventh in her heat with 27.29 seconds and was eliminated.
• 200 m Butterfly: Alisa Enercan qualified fourth in the heats with a time of 2:15.35 and placed sixth in the final with 2:14.85.
• 100 m Backstroke: Sudem Denizli qualified third in the heats with a time of 1:04.27 and finished eighth in the final with 1:04.66.

Medal competitions in bocce were held in the volo step, men’s raffa singles and women’s petanque doubles categories.

• Men’s Raffa Singles: Abdullah Kaplan defeated French opponent A. Corbihan 7-6 in the bronze medal match to win bronze.
• Women’s Volo Step: Mine Türker lost 29-27 to French opponent Marie Groleaz in the final to win silver.
• Women’s Petanque Doubles: The pair of Dilçin Oğuz and Mizgin Morkoyun lost 13-3 to Tunisian pair Beji/Hadj Hassen in the bronze medal match and finished without a medal.

In badminton, quarterfinal and semifinal matches were held in men’s and women’s singles.

• Women’s Singles: Neslihan Arın defeated Serbian opponent Anja Blazina 2-0 in the quarterfinal to advance to the semifinal. She then defeated French opponent L. Huet 2-0 in the semifinal to qualify for the final.
• Men’s Singles: Yusuf Yaşar lost 2-0 to Spanish opponent Pablo Abian Vicen in the quarterfinal and was eliminated.

National boxers competed in the quarterfinals on the fourth competition day.

• Women’s 65 kg: Sema Çalışkan defeated Spanish opponent Mariana Soto Torres by referee stoppage (RSC) in the quarterfinal to advance to the semifinal.
• Men’s 60 kg: Mehmethan Çınar defeated Moroccan opponent Othman Chadghour 5-0 in the quarterfinal to advance to the semifinal.
• Men’s 55 kg: Samet Gümüş lost 3-2 to Serbian opponent Artur Alikovic Nagapetjan in the quarterfinal and was eliminated.
• Women’s 54 kg: Nilay Yaren Çam lost 3-2 to Italian opponent Sirine Charaabi in the quarterfinal and was eliminated.
• Men’s 65 kg: Bilge Kağan Kanlı lost 5-0 to Algerian opponent Ismail Bekhsis in the quarterfinal and was eliminated.
• Men’s 80 kg: Mert Aybuğa lost 3-0 to Spanish opponent Pablo Coy Bernal in the quarterfinal and concluded his competition.

On the fourth day, the first day of qualification rounds for men’s and women’s trap shooting took place.

• Men’s Trap: In the first day of qualifications, Nedim Tolga Tuncer placed 15th with 70 points and Yavuz İlnam placed 16th with 69 points.
• Women’s Trap: In the first day of qualifications, Safiye Temizdemir led with 72 points, and Rumeysa Pelin Kaya placed fourth with 70 points.

• Women’s Individual All-Around Qualification: Hatice Gökçe Emir qualified second with 81.250 points and advanced to the final. Damla Sel, competing in the same category, finished 15th with 71.500 points and was eliminated.

The Türkiye Men’s National Volleyball Team participated in the group stage of the tournament featuring 11 teams. In their first group match, they defeated Egypt 3-1 with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 25-17 and 25-17. In their next group match, they defeated Kosovo 3-2.

The Türkiye U20 Men’s National Football Team faced North Macedonia in their second group match of the tournament. In the match held at Nuovarredo Arena, the national team defeated their opponent 3-0. Goals were scored by national athlete Özcan in the 26th, 41st and 60th minutes. After drawing 2-2 with Morocco in their first match, Türkiye’s group points increased to four.

The fifth day of the 2026 Mediterranean Games, held in Taranto, Italy, corresponds to Wednesday, 26 August 2026. Athletes representing Türkiye competed in ten sports: shooting, badminton, boxing, rhythmic gymnastics, football, table tennis, archery, para swimming, tennis and volleyball. On this competition day, Türkiye won a total of eight medals: four gold, one silver and three bronze.

Shooting events included men’s and women’s trap and women’s 10 m air rifle.

• Trap: In the women’s trap category, Safiye Temizdemir qualified first with 118 points and advanced to the final. She won the gold medal by scoring 28 points in the final. Rumeysa Pelin Kaya, also competing in this category, finished ninth with 113 points. In men’s trap, Yavuz İlnam finished ninth with 118 points on the second day of qualifications, while Nedim Tolga Tuncer placed 22nd with 112 points and was eliminated.
• Air Rifle: In the women’s 10 m air rifle category, Damla Köse qualified second with 631.1 points in the preliminaries and finished fourth in the final with 208.0 points.

The medal match in women’s singles badminton was completed.

• Women’s Singles: Neslihan Arın defeated Italian opponent Yasmine Hamza 2-0 in the final to win the gold medal. With this victory, Arın became the first Turkish athlete to win gold at four different Mediterranean Games, having previously won in 2013, 2018 and 2022.

Semifinal matches were held in boxing. As a result, Türkiye secured three final spots and won two bronze medals.

• Women: In the 65 kg category, Sema Çalışkan defeated Moroccan opponent Mounia Toutire 4-1 in the semifinal to reach the final. In the 75 kg category, Sude Nur Aslan lost 5-0 to Italian Melissa Gemini and won the bronze medal. In the 70 kg category, Dilara Sak lost by referee stoppage (RSC) to Moroccan opponent Saida Lahmidi and won the bronze medal.
• Men: In the 60 kg category, Mehmethan Çınar defeated Italian opponent Michele Baldassi 4-0 in the semifinal to advance to the final. In the +90 kg category, Berat Acar defeated Bosnian opponent Dylan Rajic 5-0 in the semifinal to qualify for the final.

The individual all-around finals in rhythmic gymnastics were held.

• Individual All-Around: In the women’s individual all-around final, Hatice Gökçe Emir scored 106.850 points to finish first and win the gold medal.

The U20 Men’s National Football Team played its final group stage match.

• U20 Men: The national team lost 2-1 to Tunisia in their third group match and thereby qualified for the bronze medal match.

Team competitions in table tennis were held.

• Women’s Team: The national team of Sibel Altınkaya, Ece Haraç and Özge Yılmaz defeated Syria 3-0 in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals.
• Men’s Team: The national team of İbrahim Gündüz, Talha Yiğenler and Görkem Öçal defeated San Marino 3-0 in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Individual ranking rounds and team qualification rounds for men’s and women’s classical recurve were held.

• Individual Ranking: In the men’s classical recurve individual ranking, Mete Gazoz placed second with 656 points, Berkim Tümer eighth with 644 points, and Berkay Akkoyun twelfth with 636 points, all advancing to the round of 32. In the women’s classical recurve, Dünya Yenihayat placed second with 656 points to advance to the round of 16; Elif Gökkır placed fifth with 649 points, and Gizem Özkan twelfth with 621 points, both advancing to the round of 32.
• Team Events: The men’s classical recurve team of Mete Gazoz, Berkay Akkoyun and Ulaş Tümer defeated Egypt 6-0 in the quarterfinal and lost 5-3 to Spain in the semifinal to qualify for the bronze medal match. The women’s classical recurve team of Elif Gökkır, Dünya Yenihayat and Gizem Özkan defeated Cyprus 6-0 in the quarterfinal and defeated host nation Italy 5-4 in the semifinal to advance to the final.

In para swimming, Türkiye won two medals: one gold and one silver.

• Men: In the 400 m double paddle, Kaan Efe Kaya topped his heat with a time of 3:31.55 and won the gold medal in the final with 3:30.20. In the 100 m double paddle, Emre Gürdenli finished first in his heat with 43.83 and won the silver medal in the final with 42.71. In the 100 m surface, Derin Atman finished seventh in his heat with 38.74. In the 400 m surface, Ege Şükür qualified fourth in the heats with 3:10.00 and finished fifth in the final with 3:07.64.
• Women: In the 50 m bottom, Ece Ayça Karabulut finished fifth with 17.64. In the 50 m double paddle, Zeynep Duru Akyol finished sixth with 23.44. In the 200 m surface, Ece Ayça Karabulut placed fifth with 1:39.53 and Adasu Ramazanoğlu sixth with 1:38.85. In the 200 m double paddle, Derin Çelikkanat finished sixth with 1:54.17.
• Mixed Team: The 4x100 m surface mixed relay team of Derin Atman, Adasu Ramazanoğlu, Ege Şükür and Ece Ayça Karabulut finished fifth in the final with a time of 2:39.19.

Mixed doubles matches were held in tennis.

• Mixed Doubles: The pair of İrem Kurt – Arda Azkara lost 2-1 to Portuguese opponents Rocha/Mathias in the quarterfinal and concluded their competition.

In volleyball, the women’s group stage matches were held.

• Women: The Türkiye Women’s National Volleyball Team defeated Kosovo 3-0 in the group stage of the nine-team tournament.

Türkiye completed the sixth day of the competition with a total of eight medals: 3 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze, maintaining its second position in the overall medal standings. Competitions were held in archery, badminton, boxing, table tennis, shooting, para swimming, tennis, volleyball, and sailing.

• 10 Metre Air Pistol (Men): İsmail Keleş qualified for the final in fourth place with 576 points. In the final, he scored 236.8 points to win the gold medal. In the same discipline, Buğra Selimzade qualified for the final in seventh place with 574 points and won the bronze medal with 218.9 points.
• Trap Mixed Team: The pair of Yavuz İlnam and Safiye Temizdemir advanced to the final in fourth place with 143 points in the qualification round. They won the gold medal with 36 points in the final. The pair of Nedim Tolga Tuncer and Rümeysa Pelin Kaya finished in sixth place with 139 points in the qualification round.

• Women’s Doubles: The pair of Bengisu Erçetin and Nazlı Can İnci advanced to the semifinals by defeating the Italian pair Yasmine Hamza and Gianna Stiglich Guzman 2-0 in the quarterfinals.
• Men’s Doubles: The pair of Buğra Aktaş and Emre Sönmez advanced to the semifinals by defeating their Italian opponents 2-0 in the quarterfinals.

• Women’s 65 kg: Sema Çalışkan won the silver medal after losing 5-0 to Croatia’s Sara Beram in the final.
• Men’s 60 kg: Mehmethan Çınar won the gold medal by defeating Spain’s E. Marin Hernandez 5-0 in the final.
• Men’s +90 kg: Berat Acar won the silver medal after losing 3-2 to France’s D. Aboudou Moindze in the final.

• Women’s Team: The national team consisting of Sibel Altınkaya, Ece Haraç, Özge Yılmaz, and Simay Kulakçeken advanced to the semifinals by defeating France 3-0 in the quarterfinals.
• Men’s Team: The national team consisting of İbrahim Gündüz, Talha Yiğenler, Görkem Öçal, and Tugay Şirzat Yılmaz completed the tournament after losing 3-2 to France in the quarterfinals.

• Men’s Classical Bow Individual:
• • Berkim Tümer defeated Greece’s A. Karageorgiou 6-0 in the round of 32 but was eliminated by Spain’s Y. Sanchez Antoku 6-2 in the round of 16.
  • Mete Gazoz defeated Greece’s P. Themelis 6-0 in the round of 32 and France’s S. Vrbec 6-2 in the round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals. He was eliminated by Italy’s F. Gregori 6-0 in the quarterfinals.
  • Berkay Akkoyun defeated Greece’s E. Charisis 6-2 in the round of 32 but was eliminated by France’s R. Viale 6-2 in the round of 16.
• Women’s Classical Bow Individual:
• • Elif Gökkır defeated Lebanon’s D. Hajjar 6-0 in the round of 32, San Marino’s K. Pruccoli 6-0 in the round of 16, and Greece’s M. Nasoula 7-3 in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals. She lost 6-2 to France’s L. Barbelin in the semifinals and advanced to the bronze medal match.
  • Gizem Özkan was eliminated in the round of 32 after losing 6-4 to San Marino’s K. Pruccoli.
  • Dünya Yenihayat defeated France’s L. Randriantsara 6-0 in the round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals. She lost 6-5 to Spain’s P. Alvarez Gonzalez in the quarterfinals and advanced to the bronze medal match.
• Classical Bow Mixed Team: The pair of Dünya Yenihayat and Mete Gazoz advanced to the final by defeating Greece 5-3 in the quarterfinals and Italy 6-2 in the semifinals.

• Men’s 50 Metre Breaststroke: Derin Atman qualified for the final by finishing first in his heat with a time of 14.64. He won the bronze medal with a time of 14.84 in the final.
• Men’s 50 Metre Double Paddle: Emre Gürdenli finished fourth in his heat with a time of 19.79 and placed fifth in the final with a time of 19.35.
• Women’s 100 Metre Surface: Ece Ayça Karabulut was disqualified in the heats.
• Women’s 100 Metre Double Paddle: Zeynep Duru Akyol was eliminated after finishing seventh in her heat with a time of 51.90.
• Men’s 200 Metre Surface: Ege Şükür qualified for the final by finishing first in his heat with a time of 1:25.77. He placed fifth in the final with a time of 1:24.40.
• Men’s 200 Metre Double Paddle: Kaan Efe Kaya finished first in his heat with a time of 1:38.24 and won the bronze medal with a time of 1:36.63 in the final.
• Women’s 400 Metre Surface: Adasu Ramazanoğlu qualified for the final by finishing third in her heat with a time of 3:32.80. She placed sixth in the final with a time of 3:31.26.
• Women’s 400 Metre Double Paddle: Derin Çelikkanat qualified for the final by finishing first in her heat with a time of 3:56.15. She placed fourth in the final with a time of 3:53.90.
• 4x50 Metre Double Paddle Mixed Team: The national team consisting of Kaan Efe Kaya, Zeynep Duru Akyol, Emre Gürdenli, and Derin Çelikkanat finished seventh in the final with a time of 1:27.01.

• Men’s Doubles: The pair of Mert Alkaya and Arda Azkara was eliminated after losing 2-1 to their Moroccan opponents in the quarterfinals.
• Women’s Singles: Çağla Büyükakçay defeated Cypriot A. Georgiou Papakyriacou 2-0 in the third round. Berfu Cengiz was eliminated after losing 2-1 to Spain’s M.M. Cid in the third round.

• Women: The Turkish Women’s National Volleyball Team advanced to the semifinals by defeating Greece 3-1 in the group match.
• Men: The Turkish Men’s National Volleyball Team defeated Greece 3-0 in the group match.

• Men’s IQ Foil: Onur Cavit Biriz finished the first race in eighth place, while Artun Şenol finished fourth.
• Women’s IQ Foil: Nurhayat Güven finished the first race in second place, while Merve Vatan did not start the race.
• Men’s ILCA 7: Berkay Abay finished the first race in third place and the second race in sixth place. Umut Eyriparmak was disqualified in the first race with UFD and finished the second race in 14th place.
• Women’s ILCA 6: Ecem Güzel finished the first race in eighth place and the second race in fourth place. Ece Tüzün finished the first race in 16th place and the second race in third place.

Türkiye completed the seventh day of the competition with a total of eight medals: 4 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze. As the first week of the games concluded, Türkiye maintained its second position in the overall medal standings with a total of 28 gold, 14 silver, and 19 bronze medals, amounting to 61 medals. Competitions were held in shooting, badminton, judo, table tennis, archery, water polo, roller sports, tennis, volleyball, and sailing.

• Individual Events: One Turkish athlete qualified for the final in seventh place and finished fourth in the final with 206.3 points. In the same event, Mert Nalbant finished 12th in the qualification round with 626.2 points.

• Men’s Doubles: The pair of Buğra Aktaş and Emre Sönmez advanced to the final by defeating the Slovenian pair Ivancic and Jelenc 2-0 in the semifinals. They won the gold medal by defeating the Algerian pair K. Mammer and Y. Medel 2-0 in the final.
• Women’s Doubles: The pair of Nazlıcan İnci and Bengisu Erçetin advanced to the final by defeating the Greek pair Lamprianidou and Moutevelidou 2-0 in the semifinals. They won the gold medal by defeating the French pair A. Cuevas and F. Jacob 2-0 in the final.

• Women’s 48 kg: Tuğçe Beder defeated Serbia’s N. Milic by Ippon in the quarterfinals and Spain’s M. Rodriguez Salvador by Yuko in the semifinals to reach the final. She won the gold medal by defeating Tunisia’s O. Bedioui after her opponent received three shido penalties.
• Men’s 60 kg: Salih Yıldız advanced to the semifinals by defeating Slovenia’s David Starkel by Yuko in the quarterfinals. He lost to Morocco’s A. Alaoui Cherifi by Yuko in the semifinals and won the bronze medal by defeating Italy’s A. Carlino after his opponent received three shido penalties in the bronze medal match.
• Men’s 81 kg: Vedat Albayrak advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Albania’s Indrit Cullhaj after his opponent received three shido penalties. He defeated Algeria’s A. Belbelhout by Waza-ari in the quarterfinals but lost to M. A. Abdelrahman by Waza-ari in the semifinals. He won the bronze medal by defeating Kosovo’s D. Cena by Ippon in the bronze medal match.
• Women’s 57 kg: Ayşenur Budak advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating France’s Emma Melis by Waza-ari in the round of 16. She lost to Serbia’s M. Perisic by three shido penalties in the quarterfinals but qualified for the bronze medal match by defeating Algeria’s A. Berrahoual by Yuko in the repêchage. She finished the competition after losing to Kosovo’s F. Loxha by shido points in the bronze medal match.
• Men’s 73 kg: Bilal Çiloğlu advanced to the semifinals by defeating Slovenia’s M. Hojak after his opponent received three shido penalties. He completed the competition after losing to Messaoud Redouane Dris by three shido penalties in the semifinals.
• Men’s 66 kg: Hilmi Mucik lost to Serbia’s Marko Jorgic by Yuko in the round of 16 and was eliminated after losing to Italy’s V. Accogli by Ippon in the repêchage.

• Women’s Team: The national team consisting of Sibel Altınkaya, Ece Haraç, Özge Yılmaz, and Simay Kulakçeken lost 3-2 to Italy in the semifinals and qualified for the bronze medal match. They completed the tournament after losing 3-0 to Serbia in the bronze medal match.

• Women’s Classical Bow Team: The national team consisting of Dünya Yenihayat, Elif Gökkır, and Gizem Özkan won the gold medal by defeating France 5-3 in the final.
• Men’s Classical Bow Team: The national team consisting of Mete Gazoz, Berkim Tümer, and Berkay Akkoyun won the bronze medal by defeating Italy 6-0 in the bronze medal match.
• Classical Bow Mixed Team: The pair of Mete Gazoz and Dünya Yenihayat won the silver medal after losing 6-0 to the French pair Lopez and Chirault in the final.
• Women’s Classical Bow Individual: Elif Berra Gökkır completed the competition after losing 6-2 to Spain’s Paula Alvarez in the bronze medal match.

• Men: The Turkish Men’s National Water Polo Team lost to Spain 15-9 in the group stage of the tournament, which featured nine teams.

• Marathon Women: Hilal Yaman did not finish the race.
• Marathon Men: Ali Eymen Abasıkeleş finished 13th with a time of 1:08:38.296, while Umut Bağdaş finished 14th with a time of 1:09:40.072.

• Men’s Singles: Mert Alkaya was eliminated after losing 2-1 to Tunisia’s Wissam Abderrahman in the third round. Tuncay Duran advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Tunisia’s Aziz Ouakka 2-0 in the third round.
• Men’s Doubles: The Turkish doubles team advanced to the semifinals by defeating their opponents 2-0.

• Men: The Turkish Men’s National Volleyball Team advanced to the semifinals by defeating Spain 3-1 in the group match.

• Men’s IQ Foil: Onur Cavit Biriz finished the race in fourth place, while Artun Şenol did not finish.
• Men’s ILCA 7: Berkay Abay finished the third race in third place and the fourth race in 18th place. Umut Eyriparmak finished the third race in eighth place and the fourth race in 12th place.
• Women’s ILCA 6: Ecem Güzel finished the race in 16th place, while Ece Tüzün finished in 13th place.

Türkiye completed the eighth competition day with a total of four medals: 3 gold and 1 bronze. Competitions were held in basketball, shooting, judo, table tennis, water polo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, and sailing.

• U23 Men: The U23 Men’s 3x3 Basketball Team defeated Portugal 16-15 in the group match.
• U23 Women: The U23 Women’s 3x3 Basketball Team defeated Tunisia 11-8 in the group match.

• Women’s 10 Metre Air Pistol: Şevval İlayda Tarhan qualified for the final in first place with 573.0 points in the qualification round. She won the bronze medal with 216.5 points in the final. Şimal Yılmaz qualified for the final in fifth place with 570.0 points and finished sixth with 154.7 points in the final.

• Women’s 63 kg: Özlem Yıldız advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Algeria’s Yassamine Djellab after her opponent received three shido penalties. She was eliminated after losing to Kosovo’s L. Fazliu by three shido penalties in the quarterfinals and lost to Croatia’s I. Oberan by Yuko in the repêchage.
• Men’s 90 kg: Emir Selim Arı advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Montenegro’s Novo Raicevic by Ippon in the round of 16. He advanced to the semifinals by defeating Greece’s T. Tselidis after his opponent received three shido penalties. He lost to France’s A. Mitrovic by Ippon in the semifinals and was eliminated after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s T. Miletic by Yuko in the bronze medal match.
• Women’s 78 kg: Tuana Gülenay defeated France’s Ilana Bouvier by Ippon in the round of 16, Cyprus’s Z. Michaelidou by Ippon in the quarterfinals, and Tunisia’s A. Agueb by Ippon in the semifinals to reach the final. She won the gold medal by defeating Slovenia’s M. Lobnik by Yuko in the final.
• Men’s +100 kg: İbrahim Tataroğlu defeated P. Papanikolaou by Ippon in the quarterfinals. He advanced to the final by defeating Croatia’s M. Sviryd after his opponent received three shido penalties. He won the gold medal by defeating Italy’s S. Anani by Ippon in the final.
• Women’s 70 kg: Sinem Oruç lost to Serbia’s Aleksandra Andric by Ippon in the quarterfinals and entered the repêchage. She was eliminated after losing to France’s S. Darbes Takam by Waza-ari in the repêchage.
• Women’s +78 kg: Hilal Öztürk lost to Italy’s Asya Tavano by shido points in the quarterfinals and entered the repêchage. She defeated Algeria’s D. Benchallal by Ippon in the repêchage to reach the bronze medal match. She completed the competition after losing to her opponent by three shido penalties in the bronze medal match.

• Mixed Doubles: The pair of Abdullah Talha Yiğenler and Ece Haraç defeated the Spanish pair Perez/Zhang Xu 3-1 in the round of 16, the Tunisian pair Essid/Saidi 3-0 in the quarterfinals, and the Italian pair Oyebode/Monfardini 3-2 in the semifinals to reach the final. They won the gold medal by defeating the Egyptian pair Assar/Goda 3-2 in the final.

• Men: The Turkish Men’s National Water Polo Team lost to Italy 25-7 in the group stage.

• Women’s Singles: Çağla Büyükakçay was eliminated after losing 2-1 to Morocco’s Yasmine Kabbaj in the quarterfinals.
• Men’s Singles: Tuncay Duran was eliminated after losing 2-0 to Portugal’s Francisco Rocha in the quarterfinals.
• Women’s Doubles: The pair of Çağla Büyükakçay and Berfu Cengiz lost 2-0 to the Greek pair Elena Korokozidi and Martha Matoula in the semifinals and advanced to the bronze medal match.

• Men’s Individual: Gültigin Er placed fifth with a time of 55:39, while Enes Kızılcık placed sixth with a time of 55:50.
• Women’s Individual: Cemre Civelek placed 13th with a time of 1:13:38, while Sinem Francisca Tousservera placed sixth with a time of 1:03:35.

• Women: The Turkish Women’s National Volleyball Team advanced to the final by defeating Serbia 3-1 in the semifinals.
• Men: The Turkish Men’s National Volleyball Team lost 3-2 to France in the semifinals and advanced to the bronze medal match.

• Men’s IQ Foil: Onur Cavit Biriz finished the third race in fourth place, while Artun Şenol finished seventh.
• Women’s IQ Foil: Nurhayat Güven finished the second race in fifth place, while Merve Vatan finished sixth.

On the ninth day of competition, Türkiye won two gold medals in judo and one bronze medal in shooting. By the end of the ninth day, Türkiye had accumulated a total of 30 gold, 14 silver, and 20 bronze medals, placing second in the overall medal standings behind host nation Italy (129 medals).

• Women’s 78 kg: Tuana Gülenay won the gold medal by defeating Slovenia’s Metka Lobnik in the final.
• Men’s +100 kg: İbrahim Tataroğlu won the gold medal by defeating Italy’s Kwadjo Anani in the final.

• Women’s 10 Metre Air Pistol: Şevval İlayda Tarhan won the bronze medal.

On the tenth day of the games, Türkiye won one gold medal in volleyball and one bronze medal each in shooting and judo. Medals were awarded in shooting, judo, and volleyball on this day.

• Women: The Turkish Women’s National Volleyball Team won the gold medal by defeating host nation Italy 3-0 in the final, with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, and 25-18.
• Men: The Turkish Men’s National Volleyball Team completed the tournament after losing 3-2 to Italy in the third-place match, with set scores of 19-25, 26-24, 18-25, 25-23, and 10-15.

• Mixed Team 10 Metre Air Rifle: The pair of Damla Köse and Mert Nalbant won the bronze medal with a total of 437.2 points in the final.

• Mixed Team: The national team consisting of Özlem Yıldız, Ayşenur Budak, Sinem Oruç, Tuana Gülenay, Hilal Öztürk, Hilmi Mucik, Bilal Çiloğlu, Vedat Albayrak, Emir Selim Arı, and İbrahim Tataroğlu won the bronze medal by defeating Algeria 4-3 in the bronze medal match.

According to the records of the Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC), on this day, corresponding to 1 September 2026, Türkiye won a total of 10 medals (1 gold, 7 silver, 2 bronze). Medals were won in weightlifting, equestrian, karate and rowing, while competitions continued in athletics, artistic gymnastics, skateboarding, table tennis, water polo and sailing.

Türkiye U23 Men's 3x3 Basketball National Team lost to Spain 21-15 in the semifinal and qualified for the bronze medal match. In the third-place game against Algeria, the national team lost 21-19 and finished the tournament without a medal.

The results from the finals and qualifying rounds in athletics are as follows:

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• Women's Triple Jump: Tuğba Danışmaz finished the competition in fifth place with a jump of 13.47 metres in the final.
• Men's 400 Metres Hurdles: Berke Akçam qualified for the final by finishing first in his heat with a time of 49.33 seconds. Ismail Nezir also qualified for the final, placing second in his heat with a time of 49.11 seconds.
• Women's 200 Metres: Elif Polat finished second in her heat with a time of 23.36 seconds, while Sıla Koloğlu finished third in her heat with a time of 23.27 seconds, both advancing to the final.
• Men's 200 Metres: Deniz Kaan Kartal was eliminated after finishing fourth in his heat with a time of 21.16 seconds. Oğuz Uyar finished second in his heat with a time of 20.80 seconds and advanced to the final.
• Men's High Jump: Alperen Acet finished in fourth place in the final after clearing a height of 2.15 metres.
• Women's Javelin Throw: Esra Türkmen finished fourth with a throw of 60.92 metres, while Eda Tuğsuz finished sixth with a distance of 59.75 metres.
• Women's 3000 Metres Steeplechase: Tuğba Yenigün finished fourth with a time of 9:31.42, while Derya Kunur finished fifth with a time of 9:40.52.
• Men's 5000 Metres: Abdurrahman Gediklioğlu finished seventh in the final with a time of 14:44.13.

The individual show jumping finals were held over two rounds. In the first round, Necmi Eren completed the course without penalty points, Hasan Şentürk received four penalty points, and Alin Yazıcı received 20 penalty points. In the second round, Necmi Eren finished with five penalty points. Hasan Şentürk won the silver medal with a time of 34.84 seconds. Alin Yazıcı finished the second round with 21 penalty points.

The results from the finals in artistic gymnastics are as follows:

• Women's Individual All-Around: İlayda Şahin finished twelfth with a total score of 47.300 points, while Zeynep Kurtuluş finished fourteenth with 46.750 points.
• Men's Individual All-Around: Mert Efe Kılıçer finished fifth in the final with a score of 78.650 points. Alperen Ege Avcı withdrew from the all-around final due to illness.

In the men's 75 kg category, Yusuf Fehmi Genç won the silver medal in the snatch with a lift of 153 kg. In the clean and jerk, he lifted 187 kg, breaking the championship record and winning the gold medal. In the women's 69 kg category, Nuray Güngör won the bronze medal with a clean and jerk of 124 kg. She failed to complete any of her three snatch attempts. Kerem Kurnaz, competing in the men's 85 kg category, finished fourth in the snatch with 153 kg and fifth in the clean and jerk with 180 kg.

The competition results for Turkish athletes in karate are listed below:

• Women's 50 kg: Hiranur Temizel advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating her opponent 3-1 in the preliminary round but was eliminated in the quarterfinals with a 9-1 loss.
• Women's 55 kg: Zümra Rezzan İm was eliminated from the tournament after losing 5-2 in the quarterfinal.
• Men's 67 kg: Ömer Abdurrahim Özer lost 3-2 in the preliminary round. He won his first repechage match 7-0 but was eliminated in the second repechage round with a 5-1 loss.
• Men's 60 kg: Burak Özdemir advanced to the final by defeating his opponents 5-4 in the preliminary round, 6-1 in the quarterfinal and 3-0 in the semifinal. He lost the final 1-0 and won the silver medal.
• Women's 61 kg: Fatma Naz Yenen defeated her opponent 9-1 in the preliminary round and 7-3 in the quarterfinal. She won her semifinal match 6-6 on referee's decision and advanced to the final, where she lost 8-0 and became the silver medalist.
• Women's 68 kg: Eda Eltemur lost 3-0 in the quarterfinal and entered the repechage. She won her repechage match 0-0 on referee's decision and advanced to the bronze medal match, where she defeated her opponent 4-3 to win the bronze medal.
• Men's 75 kg: Ömer Faruk Yürür advanced to the final by defeating his opponents 1-0 in the preliminary round, 6-0 in the quarterfinal and 7-2 in the semifinal. He lost the final 4-3 and won the silver medal.

In the men's street preliminary rounds, Berke Dikişçioğlu qualified for the final in eighth place with a score of 127.32. Emirhan Sarımustafaoğlu, competing in the same category, finished twelfth with a score of 86.88 and was eliminated.

The results from the A finals in rowing are as follows:

• Men's Single Sculls: Enver Erman won the silver medal with a time of 7:18.87.
• Men's Lightweight Single Sculls: Ahmet Ali Kabadayı won the silver medal with a time of 7:27.43.
• Women's Lightweight Single Sculls: Irmak Fertuğ finished fifth in the A final with a time of 8:41.38.

In the women's singles category, Ece Haraç was eliminated after losing 4-2 to Serbian opponent Izabela Lupulesku in the quarterfinal.

The Türkiye Men's National Water Polo Team lost 13-11 to France in their final group match. The national team finished fourth in the group and qualified for the classification matches.

The results for Turkish athletes in the ninth and tenth races of the sailing competition are as follows:

• Women's ILCA 6: Ecem Güzel did not finish the ninth race and was disqualified in the tenth. Ece Tüzün finished sixth in the ninth race and first in the tenth.
• Men's ILCA 7: Berkay Abay finished sixth in the ninth race and tenth in the tenth. Umut Eyriparmak finished fourth in the ninth race and fifth in the tenth.

As a result of the finals held in the morning session, Türkiye concluded the morning session with five medals: one gold and one silver in weightlifting, two silver in rowing, and one silver in karate.

• Weightlifting: In the men's 75 kg category, Yusuf Fehmi Genç won the silver medal in the snatch with 153 kg and the gold medal in the clean and jerk with a lift of 187 kg, breaking the championship record. In the women's 69 kg category, Nuray Güngör won the bronze medal with a clean and jerk of 124 kg but failed to complete any of her snatch attempts.
• Rowing: Enver Erman won the silver medal in the men's single sculls with a time of 7 minutes 18.87 seconds. Ahmet Ali Kabadayı won the silver medal in the men's lightweight single sculls with a time of 7:27.43.
• Karate: In the men's kumite 60 kg final, Burak Özdemir lost to his Kosovan opponent Islam Selmani and won the silver medal.

During the evening session, Turkish athletes won three silver and one bronze medal in equestrian and karate.

• Equestrian: Hasan Şentürk competed in the individual show jumping event on his horse "Nespresso Van't Laekhof" and won the silver medal with his performance.
• Karate: In the men's kumite 75 kg category, Ömer Faruk Yürür won the silver medal after losing to his French opponent Kilian Cizo in the final. In the women's kumite 61 kg category, Fatma Naz Yenen won the silver medal after losing to her Egyptian opponent Rahma Mohamed Tolba in the final. Eda Eltemur, competing in the women's kumite 68 kg category, won the bronze medal by defeating Croatia's Sadea Becirovic 4-3 in the bronze medal match.

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According to the final updates on the official event platform, Türkiye concluded the competition with a total of 94 medals: 37 gold, 26 silver and 31 bronze.

The 14th and final competition day of the 2026 Mediterranean Games was completed on 3 September 2026 with the events and the closing ceremony. Turkey won one gold and one bronze medal in athletics on the final day, concluding the event with a total of 41 gold 28 silver and 42 bronze medals, placing second in the overall medal standings behind host nation Italy.

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On the final day of the event, half marathon competitions were held.

Men’s Half Marathon: Ali Kaya finished first with a time of 1:02:06 to win the gold medal. Ramazan Baştuğ, competing in the same race, finished third with a time of 1:04:08 and earned the bronze medal. With these two medals won on the final competition day, Turkey raised its total medal count at Taranto 2026 to 111.

The 20th Mediterranean Games concluded with the closing ceremony held on 3 September 2026 at the Erasmo Iacovone Stadium in Taranto. During the closing ceremony, the Turkish flag was carried by national weightlifter Cansel Özkan and national artistic gymnast Ferhat Arıcan.

The closing ceremony featured speeches by Massimo Ferrarese, President of the Taranto 2026 Organizing Committee, and Mehrez Boussayene, Acting President of the International Mediterranean Games Committee. As part of the ceremony, the Mediterranean Games flag was handed over to Kosovo, the host of the 21st Mediterranean Games in 2030. The flag was received on behalf of Kosovo by Priština Mayor Përparim Rama.

Turkey finished second at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games with a total of 41 gold 28 silver and 42 bronze medals. Host nation Italy topped the overall standings with 74 gold 78 silver and 72 bronze medals totaling 224 medals. Greece secured third place with 26 gold 26 silver and 19 bronze medals totaling 71 medals. France ranked fourth with 88 medals and Egypt fifth with 58 medals.

Turkey participated in the event with a total of 334 athletes comprising 137 women and 197 men. Turkish athletes competed in 29 sports disciplines excluding handball. Turkey ended the first competition day at the top of the medal table and maintained its second-place position in the overall ranking throughout the remainder of the Games.

The 111 medals won at Taranto 2026 surpassed Turkey’s total of 108 medals achieved at the 2022 Oran Mediterranean Games. Following the results in Taranto, Turkey’s cumulative medal count in the history of the Mediterranean Games rose to 425 gold 297 silver and 356 bronze medals totaling 1078.

Taranto 2026 marked the second time since Mersin 2013 that Turkey won the most medals at a Mediterranean Games. At the 2013 event held in Mersin Turkey won a total of 125 medals comprising 47 gold 43 silver and 35 bronze. The 2022 Games in Oran Algeria concluded with Turkey earning 108 medals comprising 45 gold 26 silver and 37 bronze. Turkey’s 41 gold medals in Taranto represent the third highest gold medal tally in its history at a single Mediterranean Games after Mersin 2013 and Oran 2022.

Turkey’s 1000th medal in the history of the Mediterranean Games was won on the fourth competition day of Taranto 2026. Zeynep Yetgil Kamal defeated Spanish athlete Carla Jaume Soler by technical superiority in the women’s freestyle wrestling 53 kg final to claim the gold medal and become the athlete who secured Turkey’s 1000th medal since its uninterrupted participation in the Games since 1951.

Taranto 2026 also stood out for a number of firsts and records achieved by Turkish athletes across various disciplines. Neslihan Arın became the first Turkish athlete to win gold at four different Mediterranean Games by winning the women’s singles badminton title in 2026 following her previous victories in 2013 2018 and 2022.

In shooting Safiye Temizdemir became the first Turkish woman to win a Mediterranean Games title in the women’s trap category. In rhythmic gymnastics Hatice Gökçe Emir won Turkey’s first-ever Mediterranean Games medal in the discipline by finishing first in the individual all-around with a score of 106.850 points and claiming the gold medal. In the newly introduced official program discipline of para swimming Kaan Efe Kaya won Turkey’s first-ever Mediterranean Games gold medal in the men’s 400 metre double paddle event.

In athletics the mixed 4x400 metres relay team of Kubilay Ençü Simay Özçiftçi İsmail Nezir and Sıla Koloğlu won the gold medal with a time of 3:14.85 securing Turkey’s first-ever relay championship at the Mediterranean Games. The women’s 4x100 metres relay team of Büşra Akay Sıla Koloğlu Simay Özçiftçi and Elif Polat won the bronze medal by breaking the Turkish record with a time of 44.05.

In weightlifting Cansel Özkan broke the Mediterranean Games record in the women’s 53 kg snatch by lifting 91 kilograms and Yusuf Fehmi Genç broke the record in the men’s 75 kg clean and jerk by lifting 187 kilograms both earning gold medals. In shooting the pair of İsmail Keleş and Şimal Yılmaz set a new Games record with 576 points in the 10 metre air pistol mixed team qualification and went on to win the gold medal in the final.

Turkey won a total of 15 medals in wrestling comprising 8 gold 3 silver and 4 bronze. Turkish athletes won medals in all six weight categories in men’s freestyle wrestling and in all six weight categories in women’s wrestling. Among the gold medalists were Zehra Demirhan Zeynep Yetgil Kamal Elvira Süleyman and Nesrin Baş in women’s wrestling and Muhammed Karavuş Yunus Emre Başar Ahmet Duman and Hakan Büyükçingil in men’s wrestling.

Turkey emerged as the most successful nation in taekwondo at Taranto 2026 with 5 gold and 1 bronze medal. In the women’s categories Elif Sude Akgül Hatice Kübra İlgün Işıl Zafer and Sude Yaren Uzunçavdar each won gold in their respective weight classes. Enes Kaplan claimed the gold medal in the men’s 58 kg division. This performance marked Turkey’s most successful result in taekwondo in the history of the Mediterranean Games.

In badminton Emre Sönmez-Yasemen Bektaş won gold in mixed doubles Neslihan Arın won gold in women’s singles Buğra Aktaş-Emre Sönmez won gold in men’s doubles and Nazlıcan İnci-Bengisu Erçetin won gold in women’s doubles. Turkey completed the badminton competitions with four gold medals.

The Turkish Women’s National Volleyball Team completed the tournament undefeated by defeating host nation Italy 3-0 in the final. With this result Turkey won its second gold medal in women’s volleyball at the Mediterranean Games and its first in 21 years.

Other Turkish teams and athletes who won gold medals include the Women’s Classical Archery Team of Dünya Yenihayat Elif Berra Gökkır and Gizem Özkan the judo team of Tuğçe Beder Tuana Gülenay and İbrahim Tataroğlu the table tennis pair of Abdullah Talha Yiğenler-Ece Haraç the shooting team of İsmail Keleş Safiye Temizdemir and Yavuz İlnam-Safiye Temizdemir the boxing athlete Mehmethan Çınar the fencer Enver Yıldırım the swimmers Hüseyin Emre Sakçı and Doruk Yoğurtçuoğlu and the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Team.

Taranto 2026 marked the 75th anniversary of the Mediterranean Games which began in 1951 in Alexandria Egypt. Various cities in the Taranto and Puglia regions hosted the Games. Instead of a permanent athletes’ village cruise ships docked at the Mar Grande Naval Base were used for athlete accommodation. The official mascot of the Games was the dolphin named Ionios carrying the torch.

With the closing ceremony the 20th Mediterranean Games came to an end and the Games flag was handed over to Kosovo the host of the 2030 Games. It has been decided that the next Mediterranean Games will be held in Prištine in 2030.

Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak congratulated the national athletes who won a total of 41 gold 28 silver and 42 bronze medals. Bak emphasized that the achievements were significant for the development of Turkish sport and highlighted the contributions of athletes’ families coaches administrators and clubs. He noted that Taranto 2026 was Turkey’s second most successful Mediterranean Games since Mersin 2013 and assessed the results as a positive indicator for future periods.