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“In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one
has done his best.” ― Eric Liddell
SPORTS
Did you know??
Turkey is one of the
rare countries in the
world which has an
article related to
sports in her
Constitution. Article
59 of the
Constitution says,
"The State takes
measures to develop
the physical and
mental health of
Turkish citizens of all
ages and encourages
the spread of sports
among the masses.
The State protects
successful athletes."
Game of Jereed is a traditional
Turkish equestrian team sport
played outdoors on horseback in
which the objective is to score
points by throwing a blunt
wooden javelin at opposing
team's horsemen.
POPULAR GAMES
Turkey is a country greatly involved in sorts of sports ranging
from soccer, kite boarding, trekking to river rafting, canoeing
and windsurfing.
Although soccer is the most popular sport in Turkey, basketball,
volleyball, handball, track-and-field and
wrestling (which is considered as the ancestral sport) are also
popular. Furthermore, important international successes have
been attained in weightlifting, boxing, taekwondo-do, judo and
archery in recent years .Turkey obtained her first Olympic
Championship with Yaşar Erkan in wrestling at the 1936 Berlin
Olympic Games. Ruhi Sarıalp's Olympic third place in triple long
jump at the 1948 London Olympic Games and Mehmet Terzi's
first place in the marathon at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
are great successes that were obtained in the track and field.
Kite boarding or Kite surfing is one of the latest popular water
sports in the world, as well as in Turkey. In the past 10 years
many kite boarding centres are opened along the Turkish
coastline, frequented by the locals and foreigners during the
summer months . There are several good kite boarding
locations and kite board schools in Turkey where it's possible to
practice this sport for about six months during the summer,
such as in Akyaka at Gokova Gulf near Marmaris, Pirlanta
beach and Alacati in Cesme, Icmeler - Urla near Izmir, and Burc
beach in Istanbul.
Turkey's rivers provide perfect conditions for canoeing and
rafting, for both beginners and experienced, because of their
length, depth and water regime. Some of the best rivers for
rafting are: Coruh, Barhop, Berta, Firtina, Colak, Koprucay ,
Manavgat, Dragon, Goksu (Silifke), Zamanti, Goksu (Feke),
Kizilirmak and Dalaman Cayi . Especially Coruh river (grade 5
and 4) is rated as one of the Top 10 white water rafting places
in the world. 4th World Water sports Championships was held
here in 1993 with approximately 300 competitors from 28
countries. Kayaking is also getting popular in some of the
rivers.
By - Injy
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