Fans flock to volleyball decider as 3x3 basketball makes first outing at Konya 2021

By Geoff Berkeley
Saturday, 13 August 2022

Turkish Sports Minister Mehmet Kasapoğlu takes a selfie with fans at the Karatay Sports Center ©Konya 2021

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Turkish players celebrate after beating Iran 3-2 in a group decider to advance to the men's volleyball semi-finals ©Konya 2021

Turkey edged Saudi Arabia 26-25 to secure
a place in the men's handball final ©Konya 2021 — Turkey edged Saudi Arabia 26-25 to secure a place in the men's handball final ©Konya 2021

3x3 basketball made its first Islamic Solidarity Games appearance in Konya ©Konya 2021

Iran and Turkmenistan go head-to-head in the women's 3x3 basketball event ©Konya 2021

Para archery was one of many sports on today's programme ©Konya 2021

Turkey's men's 4x100m relay team struck gold as the host nation enjoyed a superb day in the pool ©Konya 2021

Anastasia Pchelintseva of Kazakhstan was the only non-Turkish swimmer to win gold ©Konya 2021

Nuray Gungor won the clean and jerk and women's 64kg category overall gold medals ©Konya 2021

Mohammad Ganjkhanlou of Iran claimed men's road race gold in Konya ©Konya 2021

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