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Olympic volleyball players crash heads in horrifying scene

The scary incident occurred in a matchup between Turkey and the Russian Olympic Committee

By Elizabeth Karpen New York Post
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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.

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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.

Turkey's Cansu Ozbay suffers from an injury during the women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between Russian Olympic Committee and Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Turkey's Cansu Ozbay suffers from an injury during the women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between Russian Olympic Committee and Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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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.