Sinem Kurtbay is no longer seen on the national team.
The Sinem Kurtbay national team is over. Sami Salmela
Sinem Kurtbay33, ending his career on the Finnish sailing team. The matter first told Generalbut the Finnish Sailing and Boat Association later released its release on Tuesday.
Kurtbay, who competed in the Nacra 17 and 49er FX classes, was part of the national team for 12 years. Kurtbay won Axis of the central With Nacra 17 Class EM silver and World Championship bronze.
Kurtbay was injured before the decisive qualifying competition for the Rio de Janeiro Games, but represented Finland in the Nacra 17 class at both the Tokyo and the Paris Olympics.
The decision to end the national team career matured after the Paris Olympics.
– It is always scary to decide something as special and rewarding as these three projects have been. I could say I’m sad, but I’ve been feeling for a while that it’s time to move on to the next step of my life. Because of this, I have had time to deal with the emotions and sadness of the decision – and now I am already feeling enthusiastic about the future, Kurtbay said in the release.
Kurtbay reached Tokyo’s land Janne Järvinen with. However, the lakes were not selected for the Olympics, as he was sentenced to the so-called Katiska Vocal.
Akseli Keskinen was cast in place of Järvinen. Even a medal was expected from Kurtbay and Keskinen in Paris, but the ranking was seventh.
“Although we did not reach our highest goal, we reached a lot more than we could have imagined – not only in sailing, but also as human beings,” Kurtbay said.
Kurtbay commented that he does not leave the sailing world completely. However, the future is still obscured.