Disabled players brought firsts to Turkey in 2022 with the support of Turkcell | sport News
ISTANBUL – With the cooperation of Turkcell, the biggest supporter of sports in Turkey, and the Turkish Sports Federation for the Physically Disabled, of which it is the main sponsor, the number of disabled athletes required in 2022 has reached 8,347.
According to the structure from Turkcell, the company continues to be one of the biggest supporters of sports in Turkey since the past.
In this process, with the cooperation of the Turkish Physically Disabled Sports Federation, which is sponsored by Turkcell, the disabled athletes they needed achieved a great success in 2022.
While the number of disabled athletes will reach 8 thousand 347 in 2022, the athletes will be amputee football, volleyball, basketball, badminton, para athletics, money shooting, money arm wrestling, money table tennis, money archery, wheelchair tennis, swimming, This season, he won a total of 311 medals, 117 gold, 108 silver and 86 bronze, in sailing, fencing, weightlifting, boccia and wheelchair dance branches.
– Amputee Football National Team became world champion
According to the results, at the end of the Turkish Physically Disabled Sports Federation, which is proud of their achievements, the Amputee Football National Team became the world champion by beating Angola 4-1 in the Amputee Football World Cup final sponsored by Turkcell.
15 thousand football fans, who came to the stadium for the final match, supported the Amputee National Team with Turkish flags in their hands.
Kübra Korkut beat Dutch Kelly Van Zon 3-1 in the final of the Para Table Tennis World Championship in Granada, Spain, in the Women’s Singles Class 7 final, breaking new ground in the history of Turkey. The gold medal that Korkut won was also the first gold medal ever won by a female athlete at the Para Table Tennis World Championships.
Defeating Japan 47-52 in the final of the Wheelchair Basketball U23 Youth World Championship held in Phuket, Thailand on 7-16 September, the Nationals became the world’s second.
In the Sitting Volleyball Silver League, the Turkish Sitting Volleyball Men’s National Team managed to complete the organization in second place.
On October 19-23, 120 athletes from 13 different countries participated in the Para Sailing World Championship in Hiroshima, Japan.
Miray Ulaş came second in the world with her performance in women. In men’s, İbrahim Kalay placed 13th in the general classification and deserved the Best Development Award for making a remarkable progress throughout the competitions.
Another great success came at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya.
In Konya 2021, where there are competitions in 24 different branches, Turkish Physically Handicapped Sports Federation took part in four branches. The physically disabled players won 57 medals, 26 gold, 19 silver and 12 bronze at the end of the games. Source: AA
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