Turkish athlete Vedat Albayrak
Vedat Albayrak wins Turkey's first bronze in 15 years in Azerbaijan's capital
A Turkish athlete won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Judo Championships in Azerbaijan's capital Baku on Sunday.
Vedat Albayrak bested his Polish opponent Damian Szwarnowiecki in the Men's Repechage - 81 kg category.
The last time a Turkish competitor won a medal was 2003, when Nese Sensoy, competing in the women's extra-lightweight category, brought home a bronze from the World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan.
The Baku competition -- which features 756 judoka from 124 countries -- started on Sept. 20 and will continue through Wednesday.
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