24 Medals from Aydın at the Hemsball Turkey Championship in Menteşe
At the 3rd Youth and Senior Individual and Doubles Hemsball Turkish Championship held in the Menteşe district of Muğla, athletes from the Aydın Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports Sports Club won 24 medals and 7 trophies.
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The indoor sports hall in the Menteşe district of Muğla hosted hemsball athletes from September 10–13. The 3rd Youth and Senior Individual and Doubles Hemsball Turkish Championship, where athletes from all over Turkey gave it their all, proved to be a successful event for the Aydın Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports Sports Club. The club’s athletes concluded the event with a total of 24 medals and 7 trophies.
Eight athletes took the podium in the individual competitions
In the individual categories, Elif Kaya placed second in Turkey in the Junior Girls-B division, and Ecrin Sena Devran placed second in Turkey in the Junior Girls-A division. In the Senior Girls category, Elif Tuğçe Onay took second place, while Berçe Ece Onay and Fatmagül Akbulut claimed the Turkish championship titles.
In the men’s division, Mesut Balcı placed second in the Junior Boys-A category, while Kemal Doruk Baykara took first place. In the Senior Boys category, Yiğit Güvenç earned third place.
Trophies were also won in the doubles and team categories
In the doubles competitions, the pair of Tusem Balcı and Elif Kaya took second place in Turkey, while the pair of Emine Ebrar Altınbaş and Ecrin Sena Devran finished fourth. In the Senior Girls’ team category, Elif Tuğçe Onay, Fatma Gül Akbulut, and Ece Berçe Onay were crowned national champions.
In the Junior Boys-B category, the duo of Emir Balın and Harun Hekimoğlu took first place in Turkey. In the Junior Men’s-A category, Mesut Balcı, Doruk Baykara, and Demir Kıvanç Keskin finished as Turkey’s runners-up, while in the Senior Men’s category, the duo of Lütfi Hıdış and Efe Güvenç took third place, and the duo of Yiğit Güvenç and Mehmet Can Özdem secured fourth place.
Hemsball, which was developed in Turkey and has rapidly gained popularity in school sports in recent years, stands out for its structure that allows athletes with and without disabilities to compete together. The championship held in Muğla is cited as one of the events that have increased the sport’s visibility in the region.
