Participating in the championship held in the city of Cali with 10 athletes, Turkey won 4 medals and collected 32 points. Having achieved the most successful results in the organization’s 37-year history, Turkey won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles, İsmail Nezir and in the 10,000-meter walk, Mazlum Demir. Pınar Akyol won the silver in the shot put and Hayrettin Yıldız in the 10 thousand-meter walk won the bronze medal.
Pınar Akyol became the first Turkish athlete to win a medal twice in this organization. At the same time, four Turkish records were broken in the youth category, she. Dilek Koçak became the new holders of Turkish records under the age of 18 in the 800 meters and 1,500 meters, Anthony Smith under 20 in the 200 meters, and İsmail Nezir in the 400 meters hurdles.
After the completion of the organization, the national team came to Istanbul Airport. Fatih Çintimar, President of the Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF), accompanied the convoy.
ÇİNTİMAR: EVERY DAY, WE ARE GOING A LOT FURTHER WITH CONFIDENT STEPS
TAF President Fatih Çintimar said that Turkish athletics showed that it is strong with its infrastructure.
Making a statement to the AA correspondent, Çintimar reminded that Turkey could not score in the Under-20 World Athletics Championships before 2000, and said, “Our country, which had no points in the world championships before 2000, has been increasing it every year with the acceleration that has started since 2014, especially when we took office. Our athleticism shows that we are a stronger team with our infrastructure. We are taking firm steps forward every day. After winning the championship at the Mediterranean Games this year, we ranked 6th among 150 countries in the Under-20 World Championship. I congratulate all my athletes, clubs and coaches. I congratulate all of them for their efforts. As the Turkish Athletics Federation, we will continue to work day and night in order to be at the top of Europe and the world in line with the 2023 vision drawn by our President.” used the phrases.