Kilic: "These are revolutionary successes for Turkey"

Youth and Sports Minister Suat Kilic has described Turkish athletes' achievements in Paralympics in London as a "revolution". "Paralympic athletes worked miracles. The achievement is a revolution for Turkish sports. These achievements went beyond our dreams. Improving from two medals in 2008 Beijing to 10 medals means more than just a medal tally. Turkey learned the true meaning of the Paralympics Games with London 2012," Kilic said in a written statement.  Turkey finished the 2012 London Paralympics Games with one gold, five silver and four bronze medals, placing it 43rd in the overall medal standings. China topped the rankings with 95 gold, 71 silver and 65 bronze medals, ahead of Russia (35 gold, 38 silver and 28 bronze).