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Romanian gymnast Larisa Iordache won the gold medal in the floor event, having scored 13.450, at the 2020 European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics, in Mersin, Turkey, on Sunday.

Bucharest, Dec 20 /Agerpres/ - Romanians Larisa Iordache and Silviana Sfiringu have managed an outstanding double success in the beam final event, obtaining the gold and silver medals, at the 2020 European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics, in Mersin, Turkey, on Sunday.

Romanian gymnast Larisa Iordache won the silver medal in the vault event at the 2020 European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics, in Mersin, Turkey, on Sunday. Iordache had vaults scored 14.200 and 13.550, her average score being 13.875. Zsofia Kovacs (Hungary) won the gold medal, with 14.050, after 14.350 in the first vault and 13.750 in the second.

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu won the gold medals in all four final events on apparatuses - vault, uneven bars, beam and floor, at the 2020 European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics, Juniors' competition, in Mersin, Turkey.

Romania won on Friday the gold medals in the team and all-around events in the juniors competition of the 2020 European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics in Mersin, Turkey.

Turkish gymnast İbrahim Çolak on Dec. 13 earned gold medal at European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Turkey's Mediterranean port city of Mersin.

Çolak, 25, scored 15,000 points to bag the gold medal on men's ring for his country at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall.

The Turkish team in Men's Artistic Gymnastics of European Championships won silver medal on Dec. 12.

Ukraine notched 248.963 points to win the gold at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall in Turkey's Mediterranean port city of Mersin.

Silver went to Turkey with 244.793 points, while Hungary ranked third with 240.393.

Turkey's health minister says his country has no plans to make vaccination against the new coronavirus mandatory but will work to convince the public about the safety of the vaccines.

A large number of illegal drugs were seized in anti-narcotic operations in Turkey on Nov. 30, officials said.

Over 50 kg (over 110 lbs.) heroin and 150 liters of acetic anhydride, a chemical compound used in heroin production, were seized in southeast Hakkari province.

A caretta caretta sea turtle being monitored via a transmitter has set sail to the Mediterranean from Anatolia for the second time in four months, probably for a longer journey towards Africa.