On the last day of the World Women’s Boxing Championship held in Istanbul, national boxers Busenaz Sürmeneli, Buse Naz Çakıroğlu, Hatice Akbaş and Şennur Demir finished the tournament with a gold medal. At the end of the tournament, Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu made statements to the press. Emphasizing that the result of the tournament is a picture of pride, Minister Kasapoğlu said, “This picture of pride that our youth and female athletes have brought to our country is a great happiness for us. I congratulate each and every one of our athletes. They gave us a great happiness right after 19 May at the Youth Week. They both broke the medal record with 5 gold and 2 bronze medals, and they did not write Turkey’s name on the top in women’s boxing with the world championship, they carved it,” he said.
“We will walk shoulder to shoulder to a successful future by hand in hand with our athletes”
Congratulating the athletes, their teachers and their families for the success, Minister Kasapoğlu said, “I congratulate both themselves and their teachers and families who have contributed to them. Turkey is playing to the top in sports as well as in every field. The point reached thanks to the efforts made under the leadership of our President makes us all proud. Women-oriented.” We call sports. This is the most beautiful picture of how seriously we focus on equality of opportunity with men and women, and how we continue on our way strong. We will walk towards stronger and more successful tomorrows by joining hands with these athletes in order to enlarge this picture, again in order to enlarge this picture. We congratulate each and every one of our athletes. I sincerely thank each and every one of them for making our nation happy with this meaningful and beautiful achievement.”