Türkiye sends its largest contingent to 2024 Paris Paralympics in athletics

by Anadolu Agency

ANKARA

At the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, set to start next Wednesday and last through Sept. 8, the largest number of athletes in the Turkish delegation will compete in the track and field/athletics branch.

In the games, which Türkiye sent a record number 94 athletes to compete in, 16 athletes will compete for medals in athletics. Seven of them will compete in the intellectual impairment  category, while five will compete among visually impaired athletes, and four are physically disabled athletes.

The track and field races will be held at the Stade de France, boasting a capacity of 80,000 spectators.

Türkiye’s first and only medal in para-athletics to date was won by Semih Deniz, who finished third in men’s 1,500 meters T11 category at Rio 2014.

Turkish competitors

Category Athlete Discipline
Para-athletics Muhammed Khalvandi Javelin Throw F57
Para-athletics Hamide Dogangun 100 meters T53
400 meters T53
800 meters T53
Para-athletics Abdullah Ilgaz High Jump T47
Para-athletics Rabia Cirit Shot Put F40
Visually Impaired  Athletics Mikail Al 1500 meters T13
5000 meters T13
Visually Impaired  Athletics Oguz Akbulut 400 meters T12
Visually Impaired  Athletics Serkan Yildirim 100 meters T12
400 meters T12
Visually Impaired  Athletics Serap Demirkapu Javelin Throw F13
Shot Put F12
Visually Impaired  Athletics Busra Nur Tirikli Discus Throw F11
Intellectual Impaired  Athletics Aysel Onder 400 meters T20
Intellectual Impaired  Athletics Fatma Damla Altin Long Jump T20
Intellectual Impaired  Athletics Esra Bayrak Long Jump T20
Intellectual Impaired  Athletics Reyhan Tasdelen Long Jump T20
Intellectual Impaired  Athletics Ebrar Keskin Shot Put F20
Intellectual Impaired  Athletics Muhammet Atici Shot Put F20
Intellectual Impaired  Athletics Eda Yildirim Shot Put F20

*Writing by Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

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