Ersu Şaşma became the 10th Olympics in Tokyo 2020

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In the race held at Tokyo Olympic Stadium, he became the first athlete to represent Turkey in the Olympic final in pole vault. Ersu Sasma, passed 5.55 meters in his first attempt. The national athlete, who could not exceed 5.70 meters in his second attempt, managed to pass in his second attempt.

While Ersu Şaşma came to surpass 5.80 in the medal fight, he could not pass this height in the first round. The national athlete, who could not achieve this in the second and third, finished the final in the pole vault where 14 athletes competed, in the 10th place.

His family watched with excitement and pride in front of the television.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games pole vault The family of the national athlete Ersu Şaşma, who competed in the final, in Mersin, shared the excitement of the competition in front of the television.

The 21-year-old athlete, who went down in history as the first Turkish athlete to reach the Olympic final in the pole vault, broke out in the finals of the 32nd Summer Olympic Games held in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, today.

The athlete’s mother Suzan Şaşma, who lives in the Yenişehir district of Mersin, his father Ersin Şaşma, his twin İlhami Göksu Şaşma, the Mediterranean Mayor Mustafa Gültak, Mersin Athletics Provincial Representative Halil Oğuz and the wife of the national athlete’s trainer İbrahim Halil Çömlekçi, who lost his life as a result of a heart attack, Çiğdem Çömlekçi, followed the match on television together.

The mother, who was very happy when the national athlete exceeded 5.70 meters in her second attempt, shed tears and hugged both her husband and Çiğdem Çömlekçi.
Ersu’s family, who did not pass 5.80 in the organization and finished the pole vault final in 10th place, shared the excitement of the young athlete from afar.

Anne Şaşma: “Ersu performed a miracle by making it to the finals”

Mother Suzan Şaşma told reporters that they were proud of her son’s success and said, “Even while participating in the Olympics was a dream, Ersu performed a miracle by both participating and staying in the finals. He was alone, he did not have a trainer with him. He also struggled to lose . What he did is a great success for us. We thank him for making us proud.” used the phrases.

Father Şaşma, on the other hand, thanked everyone by conveying that his son brought firsts to both Turkey and his family.

Akdeniz Mayor Mustafa Gültak emphasized that they watched an exciting final and said:
“Our athlete made very good jumps among so many Olympic and world champion and experienced athletes. He missed 5.80 meters at the last moment. I hope he will represent Turkey in the next competitions in the best way. After Ersu comes, I will visit the family and invite him to the office. I will try to personally help our brother in his future sports activities. Because he represents Turkey, our glorious flag and our republic in the world. I would also like to thank the family for raising such a beautiful child.”

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