Turkish National Paralympic Team Prepares for European Championship in Hakkari and Iran

The national team group, which was welcomed with flowers in the city they came to for their preparations for the European Championship, which will be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on August 8-21 and will give a quota to the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, will go to Iran for the second stage camping activities on July 21.

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Assistant coach Cengiz Çatal, who explained that they continued their training in the camp where 12 athletes took place under the management of head coach Metin İdoğ, drew attention to the importance of organizing the camp in Hakkari.

Providing information about the preparations for the national team, Çatal said:

“There is life in Hakkari. The old days are gone. We are waiting for our other national teams here. The morale of our girls is very good. We are working very well. I hope we will see the fruits of this in Europe. Our camp will continue until the 21st. Preparation with two teams here. We have a match. Then we will go to Iran. We also have double doors there. We will camp there until the 26th and we will have three preparation matches. After that, we will have a concentration camp again. We will go to the championship in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the last camp. “We have plans in the medium and long term. We will try to bring our national team to a better place.”

– “We want to show what Turkish women can achieve”

One of the athletes, Begüm Pusat, said that they had a very productive camp period in Hakkari and said, “We were welcomed here very well. The people are very friendly. I did not expect to encounter such a warm environment. This made me very happy. We are at a busy pace right now. We have a busy schedule ahead of us.” It will be a preparation process for us, the next European Championship is also very important for the Olympic quota. We have high goals. We are here to fly the Turkish flag in the best places, we are fighting for it. We want to show what Turkish women can achieve in line with the value Atatürk gave to Turkish women. ” he said.

Stating that she has been working hard for the success of the national team for 8 years, Zümeyra Polat said, “An organization like this has not been held here before. It is the first time. I am also from Hakkari. It is a pride to host my teammates here. We are hosted in very good conditions. We will go to the tournament from here, too. Our preparations continue. I hope. We get what we pay for.” used the phrases.

Chairman of the Association for the Physically Disabled Mesut Keskin stated that they are very happy to host the national team in the city. (AA)

2023-07-20 09:05:08
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