Great success from Altındağ's judokas... Altındağ's judokas, who did not leave every competition they participated in without receiving a medal, achieved another important success. Judoka of Altındağ Municipality Sports Club left with 12 medals in the 8th "Zonguldak Miner's Cup" competitions. The team became the champion of the tournament in the "Super Junior Men" category and came 3rd in the "Junior Women" category. Berensu Uğur (44 kg), Mehmet Akif Oğur (38 kg), Fatmanur Genç (57 kg) and Kerem Berk Güllü (60 kg) experienced the joy of the gold medal. Yusuf Talha Okçu (46 kg), Buğlem Kendire (28 kg) and Ceylin Erkılıç (57 kg) won the silver medal, while Ayşenur Tekin (44 kg), Eylül Ece Çetin (28 kg), Zeynep Ceren (57 kg), Beril Ada Özden (32 kg) and Berat Kizir (55 kg) won the bronze medal.
“I WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OLYMPICS WITH MY SISTER”
5th grade student Mehmet Akif Oğur (11), who won the gold medal in the competitions, expressed his gold medal joy with the following words:
"Judo was a sport I was curious about. I learned that the municipality had sports courses and I registered. Afterwards, I loved judo. I improved myself a lot thanks to judo. We also have fun with our teacher and friends in the course. I was very happy when I won the gold medal. I would like to thank Altındağ Municipality and our Mayor for giving us this opportunity."
Stating that his sister is also interested in judo, Oğur added that he wants to participate in the Olympics with his sister in the future.
“I WANT TO BE A NATIONAL ATHLETE”
Silver medalist Buğlem Kendire (10) stated that he started judo to learn self-defense and said, "I was very excited when I played my first match. Thanks to this sport, I learned to be self-confident. We are like a family with my teacher and friends on the course. I want to be a national athlete very much. My first goal is to be the Turkish champion..." Kendire invited all young people from Altındağ to benefit from the sports courses of Altındağ Municipality.
“THE CHAMPIONS OF THE FUTURE WILL COME AMONG THE ALTINĞLI PEOPLE”
Stating that they are proud of the athletes from Altındağ, Altındağ Mayor Dr. Veysel Tiryaki said, "Our young athletes, who showed great success in the competitions, did not surprise us and did not leave the medals to anyone. I believe with all my heart that we will see our children, who are trained in the courses at our Youth Centers, in international competitions. For this, we provide all kinds of support to our young people. I hope the world champions of the future will come from among the people of Altındağ..."
President Tiryaki said, "I congratulate our athletes who won 4 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals from the competitions and our coaches who worked hard for them."