Support from Ankaragücü fans association, Gecekondu, to the president who attacked the referee
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ecrin Köse and Esin Bilgili, players of the Turkish Deaf Women’s National Basketball Team, faced each other in the Kadıköy Basketball-Gallardo match played in the TBF Women’s Regional Basketball League.
In the match played at Caferağa Sports Hall, Esin Bilgili wore the Kadıköy Basketball jersey, while Ecrin Köse played for Gallardo.
At the end of the match, Gallardo defeated Kadıköy Basketball 69-43 away.
Burcu Pelister, assistant coach of Kadıköy Basketball and Turkey Deaf Basketball National Team, who supported Ecrin and Esin to play in this league, stated that hearing-impaired girls are no different from other basketball players and said, “With the rules of the International Deaf Basketball Federation (DİBF), FIBA’s The rules of the National Team are the same. Our girls play according to FIBA rules in the national team. That’s why I can say that hearing-impaired basketball players can play at these levels. We have had girls playing in KBSL and the 1st League before. In fact, they are currently in the 1st League. “We also have a hearing-impaired girl playing. All our clubs can easily let our hearing-impaired girls play.” made his assessment.
– Ecrin Köse: “I want to progress step by step”
Stating that he has a goal of playing at higher levels, Gallardo’s guard Ecrin Köse said, “First of all, I want to go to the 2nd League. I cannot raise the bar all at once. I want to go step by step. I also want to win a medal with the national team. We missed the medal by a narrow margin in the previous organizations. “Now we want to win the medal we missed.” he said.
– Esin Bilgili: “I invite our friends with disabilities to do sports”
Stating that he is no different from other basketball players on the field, Kadıköy Basketball’s center Esin Bilgili said, “I invite our disabled friends to do sports. We can do everything. We can communicate with our friends or see the ball. Hearing impairment is not an obstacle for us to play basketball.” He commented:
Emphasizing that she wants to continue her development, Esin said, “I want to become the European and world champion with the Turkish Deaf Basketball National Team. I also want to win a medal in the Paralympic Games. I am currently teaching at a sports club. I aim to be a coach after retirement.” he said.
2023-12-11 23:12:25
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