SPECIAL ATHLETES TURKISH CHAMPIONSHIP

49 different provinces were represented by 180 athletes in the championship. We will share the names of our autistic, Down syndrome, and mentally challenged athletes who achieved the top 3 in their respective age groups at the end of this article. We extend our gratitude to all the participants in the championship for their dedication, expended energy, and hard work. Among the invited guests at the opening ceremony was Ünal Bingül, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Erzurum Regional Court of Justice. He is one of the dedicated parents of children with disabilities, alongside his wife Nesrin Kaya Bingül, working tirelessly to help their autistic twins achieve rankings in skiing at both the European and global levels.

February 2-4, 2020, 'Yavuz Kocaömer 3rd Table Tennis Turkey Championship' match results:

08-18 years old girls;

1- İpek Seyna Gülcü / Ankara Elele Özel Eğitim Spor Kulübü
2- Gizem Kaçaman / Mersin Çankaya İş Okulu Spor Kulübü
3- Beyza Yurtoğlu / Kırıkkale Efe Özel Sporcular Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü Derneği

Women aged 19 and over;

1- Benay Balcı / Antalya Özel Sporcular Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü
2- Merve Peker / Çorum Zübeyde Hanım Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü
3- Zehranur Ünal / Kırıkkale Deniz Sporcular Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü Derneği

08-18 years boys;

1- Hamza Dönmez / Bursa Saadet Öcal Giray Özel Sporcular Spor Kulübü
2- Mert Uruk / Kocaeli Yaşama Sevinci Zihinsel Engelliler Kulübü
3- Mümin Güleş / Samsun Atak Spor Kulübü

Men aged 19 and over;

1- Salih Can Öztankal / Samsun Özel Yıldızlar Spor Kulübü
2- Erman Çetiner / Kırklareli Gençlik Spor Kulübü
3- Enes Yılmaz / Trabzon A.S.P  

AUTISTIC

08-18 years old girls;

1- Ecren Kılıç / Sakarya Sapanca Özel Çocuklar Spor ve Müzik Kulübü Derneği
2- Serra Özgencay / İzmir Mavi Ege GSK
3- Leyla Dilan Menzi / İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Spor Kulübü

Women aged 19 and over;

1- Lara Samsunlu / İstanbul BBSK
2- Nihal Dolat / Eskişehir Büyükşehir Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü
3- Madina Sadigova / Antalya Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü 

08-18 years boys;

1- Burak Burç / Samsun Zafer İş Okulu Spor Kulübü
2- Uğur Efe Aydoğan / Antalya Otisium Otizm Yaşam Spor Kulübü
3- Cemal Ege Darcan / İstanbul Anka Sporla Yaşam GSK  

Men aged 19 and over;

1- Arda Barış Yıldız / İstanbul Kağıthane Belediyesi Spor Kulübü Derneği
2- Oğuzcan Demirkol / İstanbul Truva Otizm GSK
3- Ataberk Çakmaktaşı / Ankara Başkent Otizm Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü