In the 2021 Down Syndrome European Games, Turkey defeated the host Italy 14-10 in basketball.
According to the statement of the Special Athletes Sports Federation of Turkey, Turkey defeated Portugal 32-10 in the morning session in the basketball branch in the organization that continues in the city of Ferrara, beating the host Italy 14-10 in the afternoon, making it 2 out of 2.
The squad of the national team, which took the field under the management of coach Ufuk Bulut, consists of Emre Bolluk, Eren Yılmaz, Gökhan Yusuf Işık, Onur Kurtulmuş, Yunus Emre Karadal and Hasan Gökhan Kotan.
Birol Aydın, the President of the Federation, who followed the competitions on the spot, said in a statement, “Our Special Athletes Down Basketball Team started very well in the European Games. Our national team got a great advantage on the way to the European championship by making 2 out of 2. Our national team is fighting with conviction. Our special athletes promised, they said, ‘We will take the European Games championship trophy to Turkey, to our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and to our Minister of Youth and Sports, Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu.’ used the phrases. (AA)
