Türkiye’s Paralympic tennis participant Ahmet Kaplan and silver medal-winning badminton celebrity Emine Seçkin have demonstrated an indefatigable dedication to the nation, steadfastly hoisting the Turkish flag and aspiring for gold medals on the upcoming 2024 Paris Paralympics video games.
The 21-year-old nationwide paralympic sensation Ahmet Kaplan, who has been ranked 53rd on this planet as a consequence of his spectacular success in tennis this season, is now specializing in new achievements in his bid to safe a quota for the extremely anticipated 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.
Ahmet, a sufferer of a horrific electrical shock within the Akdeniz district of Mersin on the tender age of 8, tragically misplaced his legs.
Despite this tragedy, he has persevered, taking on wheelchair tennis within the “quad” class two years in the past, and has since been competing with nice energy and braveness.
The prodigious younger athlete, who positioned a commendable second within the Wheelchair Tennis Raiders Classification Tournament organized by the Turkish Physically Disabled Sports Federation (TBESF) in Manisa in July, was triumphant in doubles on the International Aspendos Open Tennis Tournament held in Antalya between Nov. 13-16.
Ahmet shone brightly on the TBESF Open Tournament held on Nov. 18-21, the place he proudly took dwelling a gold medal in doubles.
Not resting on his laurels, he then set off to the International Wheelchair Tennis Antalya Open Tournament, the place he was capable of deliver again a silver medal in doubles on Nov. 28-Dec.1.
After experiencing a triumphant season, Ahmet rocketed to 53rd within the “quad” class, hovering previous his earlier world rating of 76th.
Aiming to safe a quota for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, his long-cherished dream, he’s striving to succeed in his prime 16.
He considers 2022 a convincing success, as he has achieved greater than he ever imagined, vastly enhancing his morale as he appears forward to 2023.
On the opposite hand, having received a shimmering silver medal in each singles and doubles on the Para-Badminton World Championship held in Tokyo, Emine Seçkin is striving to be the primary to deliver an excellent gold medal to Turkey on this self-discipline.
Despite being troubled with polio in her childhood and having to lift two kids and reside a married life, Seçkin, 42, has remarkably persevered to steer an unbiased life regardless of the day by day hurdles that include being bodily disabled.
Seçkin, who was impressed by her disabled husband’s ardour for wheelchair basketball and made a dedication to emulate him, was chosen for the Wheelchair Basketball Women’s National Team in a mere 4 years.
Despite abandoning her sporting aspirations for a time, she persevered and ultimately returned to success within the badminton world, incomes a formidable third place in Europe and second place throughout the globe, making Türkiye’s title recognized.
Seçkin declared that starting in February 2023 that she is going to begin competing in tournaments to amass quota factors. The factors she accumulates might be adequate to qualify her for the Paralympic Games.
Seçkin considers being disabled a blessing and emphasizes that disabled people shouldn’t be deterred from participating in any sport that pursuits them, as it’s an efficient technique to bolster their self-confidence and presence in society.
