Friday , 29 March 2024


The Turkish Olympic Committee supported the Syrian refugees

The Turkish Olympic Committee (TOC) and the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality have launched a sports school for local children and Syrian refugees in the Turkish city of Gaziantep. Activity at the school kicked-off at the Talat Özkarslı Sports Hall, where the TOC sent a high-level delegation to the event, including Vice-President Nihat Usta, Board member Seyit Bilal Porsun and Secretary General Neşe Gündoğan. The Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality was represented by its Deputy Secretary General Ali Aslan.

Children were invited to take part in sporting activities led by Olympic gymnasts Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı and Ferhat Arıcan, who competed at London 2012 and Rio 2016 respectively, as well as U23 World Wrestling Champion Fatih Cengiz. The three athletes conducted training sessions for the children and told inspiring stories of how they became professional athletes. In total, 300 children, half of whom are Syrian refugees, will take part in six Olympic sports: taekwondo, wrestling, badminton, volleyball, basketball and Karate.

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