A pair of Turkish women’s volleyball players crashed into each other headfirst during Monday’s Pool B matchup against the Russian Olympic Committee. Cansu Ozbay and Meliha Ismailoglu...
A pair of Turkish women’s volleyball players crashed into each other headfirst during Monday’s Pool B matchup against the Russian Olympic Committee.
Cansu Ozbay and Meliha Ismailoglu collided after attempting to hit the ball at the same time.
Ozbay’s mouth was bleeding following the collision, but she and Ismailoglu returned after receiving medical treatment to help lead Turkey to a 3-2 win.

tem que jogar sal grosso nessa quadra, a ozbay jogadora da turquia deu de boca na outra, parece que perdeu um dente e sangrou muito na quadra #Volleyball #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/dsIU1Sqnxj
— kami (@starmilly) August 2, 2021


Ozbay, 24, and Ismailoglu, 27, both competed in the Turkish volleyball league and helped the national team win a silver medal at the 2019 European Championship.

This story originally appeared on: NyPost - Author:Elizabeth Karpen