Nationals finished the World Parabadminton Championships with three medals

The Parabadminton World Championship, held in Tokyo, Japan, ended. 298 athletes from 52 countries competed in the organization, which has the quality of points for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The TBESF Para Badminton National Team athletes finished the championship with 3 silver medals.

Emine Seçkin, one of the national athletes, was second in the world in singles and doubles. Emine herself won the silver medal in the WH2 category in singles and in the WH1-WH2 category with her partner Man-Kei To (Belgium) in doubles. Halime Yıldız, on the other hand, took second place in the individual SL3 category.

TBESF President Muaz Ergezen congratulated the national athletes, saying, “Our athletes participated in the World Championships at the venue of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. They did a great job playing 3 final matches in a such a significant place. Hopefully, they will participate in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in a more experienced way with the points they will accumulate in the next organizations.

National team coach Ahmet Bozdam emphasized that the championship was a success, saying: “We won 3 silver medals after 3 narrow finals and championships. Our athletes, who did not receive a medal, were eliminated in the quarterfinals with one game to go to win the medal. Otherwise we could have come back with at least 7 medals. It was a successful championship on the way to Paris. I hope it’s even better.” (AA)