A historic medal from the nationwide athlete Ersu Şaşma – NTV Spor

Held in Rome, the capital of Italy European Athletics ChampionshipsA nationwide athlete competing within the pole vault closing Eru Şaşmabronze Medal By successful, he was the primary Turkish athlete to be on the rostrum on this class.

Because the Turkish Athletics Federation was established in 1922, Turkish athletes haven’t gained any medals in pole vaulting within the worldwide area. Ersu Şaşma stopped this dangerous luck within the Olympic, World and European Athletics Championships.

Ersu Şaşma, who made her identify within the closing by leaping 5.25 meters within the qualification rounds within the Rome competitors, passing 5.45 meters within the second half and 5.60 meters within the first half, surpassed her ‘ first go (5.35 metres) within the race closing on the final day of the European Athletics Championships. Later, the nationwide athlete cleared 5.50, 5.65 and 5.75 meters comfortably on the primary try, and managed to clear the raised bar of 5.82 meters on the second try. Ersu Şaşma received concerned at 5.87 and completed the competitors in third place with this time. Ersu shared the bronze medal with Oleg Zernikel together with his soar of 5.82 meters.

Ersu Şaşma gained the bronze medal and was the primary Turkish athlete to face on the rostrum on this occasion in its 102-year historical past.

Emphasizing that Ersun Şaşma, who beforehand participated within the Tokyo Olympics and positioned tenth on this main competitors during which he participated for the primary time, is a really profitable athlete, stated Ceann -chairman of the Turkish Athletics Federation Fatih Çintımar, “Our Turkish athletes at the moment are promoted in all classes. Ersun Şaşma, considered one of our proud athletes, additionally made historical past and gained a medal in pole vaulting for the primary time in 102 years. On behalf of our board of administrators and group, I wish to thank our nationwide athlete Ersu Şaşma and everybody who contributed. “I imagine that our athlete, who gained his quota for the Olympics in Paris earlier than, will proceed his success there as properly,” he stated.