By Anadolu Agency
August 23, 2024 12:52 pmANKARA
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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