National wush player Yusuf Sadi Açar, who won gold and 2 silver medals in the world championship he attended for the first time after the Balkan, Turkish and European championships, wants to add new successes to his career.
19-year-old Yusuf Sadi, who started wushu in Istanbul, where he lived when he was a child, influenced by movies and guided by his mother, has been performing in the taolu (visual genre in which athletes demonstrate their technical skills) discipline for 12 years.
Yusuf Sadi, who improved himself and fit 4 Balkan, 27 Turkish and 2 European championships into his sports career, decided to continue his work with team athletes in Sakarya. Yusuf Sadi, who came to Sakarya from Istanbul for training, became a national athlete in 2022.
Yusuf Sadi, who started the preparatory class at Sakarya University Faculty of Theology this year, won first place with the National Kung Fu Team and second place in the “bajiquan” and “nandao” styles at the 10th Kung Fu World Championship held in China between 14-20 October with the participation of 1069 athletes from 66 countries.
The national athlete, who continues his training at Metehan Başar Sports Hall in Serdivan district after the championship, wants to be at the top in the world and European championships to be held next year.
“MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE HAPPIER THAN ME”
Yusuf Sadi Açar said that he is progressing by adding new things to what he has learned.
Stating that they entered a 2-3 month camp period before the world championship, Yusuf Sadi explained that he loved training even though it was challenging, that he got ambitious with the excitement of competing, and that his training became more enjoyable this way.
Expressing his happiness with his success, Yusuf Sadi said, “The competition process was very exciting. I did my best. It was also pleasing to get the result. I aim to prepare for the future world championships in this way and get places without losing my motivation. I work hard for this. There are people happier than me; my family and friends. They all welcomed it with happiness.” he said.
COACH ELİF AKYÜZ: “WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITHOUT A BREAK”
Coach Elif Akyüz also noted that they took part in the National Kung Fu Team in the championship and won the world championship.
Expressing that Yusuf Sadi is very hard-working and stable, Akyüz said, “He participated in the training by coming from Istanbul before and ensured this stability. He already won a good championship as a result of hard work, determination and stability. We found the categories suitable for him, our head coach Fatma Akyüz chose the category for him. He was doing different categories before, but then he moved to a different category. He made good progress.” he said.
Akyüz stated that they achieved success in the championship after a productive camp process and that they were preparing for the upcoming championships by training 6 days a week.
Emphasizing that they will continue their training without a break, Akyüz added that they aim for Yusuf Sadi and other athletes to achieve more championships.