Turkish weightlifter Dilara Narin won silver at the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games on October 6-18, 2018. She competed in the +63 kilograms in weightlifting and lifted 92 kilograms in the snatch, 126 kilograms in clean and jerk, and 218 kilograms in total. Thai Supatchanin Khamhaeng, who originally finished first in the competition, was found to have used prohibited substances in the sample taken during the competition, and the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) decided to disqualify the athlete. According to this decision, the athlete was disqualified by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, and the gold medal was given to Dilara.
Dilara received her gold medal on Thursday, September 15, 2022, in a ceremony held at the Olympic House by the Turkish Olympic Committee (TOC). Dilara was presented with the medal by TOC President and IOC Member Prof. Dr. Uğur Erdener. Istanbul Youth and Sports Provincial Director Burhanettin Hacıcaferoğlu, Turkish Weightlifting Federation President Talat Ünlü, TOC Deputy Chairman Nihat Usta, Vice President Âli Kiremitçioğlu, TOC Secretary General Neşe Gündoğan, TOC Board Members Bilal Porsun, Şükran Albayrak, Esra Gümüş Kırıcı, Dilara Narin’s relatives and TOC employees also attended
Speaking during the ceremony, Prof. Erdener said, “First of all, I would like to congratulate our athlete Dilara Narin, who won the gold medal in the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. We are witnessing once again how important clean sport is, a concept highly valued by the International Olympic Committee. Both the IOC and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), of which I am on the Board of Directors, work hard to keep the sport clean. Another concept that the IOC values highly is gender equality. At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, we will witness an Olympics where 50%-50% of gender equality is achieved for the first time in history. As the meeting point of these two concepts, I am happy to present Dilara with the gold medal she deserves at this ceremony.”
After receiving her medal, Dilara Narin said, “I won the silver medal in second place at the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. However, when it was determined that my opponent was using a prohibited substance, the gold medal I deserved was given to the Olympic House by TOC President Prof. Dr. It was given to me by Uğur Erdener. I would like to thank everyone who supported me and stood by me during this process, especially my federation and the Turkish Olympic Committee. My next goal is to win a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics.”
Turkish weightlifter Dilara Narin won silver at the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games on October 6-18, 2018. She competed in the +63 kilograms in weightlifting and lifted 92 kilograms in the snatch, 126 kilograms in clean and jerk, and 218 kilograms in total. Thai Supatchanin Khamhaeng, who originally finished first in the competition, was found to have used prohibited substances in the sample taken during the competition, and the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) decided to disqualify the athlete. According to this decision, the athlete was disqualified by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, and the gold medal was given to Dilara.