Turkey Athletics record 69 in 2020 – the last minute Athletics news
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In the experiment hall punctuated the season with competitions held last week in Istanbul, Turkey broke the record of 69 during the year was also a record equaling four.
The most record-breaking name was Mikdat Sevler, with 14 records he broke under the age of 23 and adults. Salih Korkmaz, Ersu Şaşma, Umut Uysal, Tuğba Danışmaz, Simay Özçiftçi, İlkay Aydemir broke more than four records. Berke Akçam, Sinan Ören and Meryem Bekmez broke 3 records in 2020.
OLYMPIC COOT REACHED 14
National athletes won 123 medals in the Balkan championships they participated in in 2020. Turkey so years between the Balkan Athletics Union member countries covering 21 countries was the most medals.
As the Olympic quota process was frozen between April 5 and November 30, the number of athletes who received a Tokyo 2020 visa during the season was limited.
Eşref Apak took the Olympic quota for the 5th time and went into Turkish sports history. In the marathon, Yavuz Ağralı got his name written on the Tokyo 2020 list in February. Thus, Turkey’s quota in athletics number reached 14.
World Half Marathon Championships held in October in Turkey, has achieved the best results in its history. Jasmine Campbell, seventh, breaking the record for the world, while Turkey, took 6th place in the Women’s National Team.
Super League season remaining, League Under-20, Under-18 Regional Cross Country League and League competitions completed seamlessly Athletics Federation of Turkey, held outside the six individual championships in 18 years.
CHAIRMAN ÇİNTİMAR: IT’S NOT AN EASY YEAR FOR ATHLETICS
Season evaluating Turkey Athletics Federation President Fatih Çintimar he was stated that they left behind a challenging year for the world.
“It has not been an easy year for athletics either.” Stating his opinion as, Çintimar said:
“Many organizations, including the Olympics, were postponed. But under these circumstances, we were very careful not to lose their enthusiasm and desire. We have completed all our target competitions in Turkey and in the Balkans. Our athletes did not embarrass us with their performances. The high number of records broken is the best proof of this.” Our Minister of Youth and Sports, Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, who always supported us throughout the whole process, especially Sports Services General Manager Mehmet Baykan, Spor Toto Organization President Bünyamin Bozgeyik, our main sponsor Turkcell, our athletics clubs, coaches, board and other boards, federation I thank our employees. “
