Yavuz Ağralı (born 9 April 1992) is a Turkish

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athlete who will compete in the marathon for

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. Yavuz Ağralı was born in

Bingöl Bingöl (; ; ), known as Çapakçur before 1944, is a city in Turkey. It is the seat of Bingöl Province and Bingöl District,marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

, he is a member of the Zeytinburnu Beştelsiz S.C. in

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. Ağralı became runner-up at the 2014 Zagreb Half Marathon, held within the Balkan Half Marathon Championships. He won the

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with 2:18:22 held within the 2017 Balkan Marathon Championships. In 2020, he took the silver medal a second time at the Zagreb Half Marathon. On 23 February 2021, he participated at the Seville Marathon, where he passed the Olympic minimum limit. He then completed a 130-day training camp in Ethiopia, and went to his hometown Bingöl after his return to Turkey. The

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selected him for participation at the

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