Canoe athletes in Artvin’s Yusufeli district in northeastern Türkiye prepare on the dam lake positioned within the outdated district middle, which has been largely submerged by water from Yusufeli Dam and the hydroelectric energy plant (HPP).
After the beginning of the impoundment at Yusufeli Dam and the hydroelectric energy plant in November 2022, the substitute canoe observe within the area was additionally flooded. With the outdated settlement largely submerged by the dam, the canoeists, underneath Yusufeli Municipality Sports Club, began coaching within the dam lake.
Athletes had been seen rowing in nonetheless water between buildings, whose tops had been nonetheless seen from the water’s floor.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) on Monday, Yusufeli Municipality Sports Club canoe coach Ilhan Demirtaş famous that the substitute canoe observe inbuilt 2012 was flooded and acknowledged that members of their membership proceed rowing classes on the water collected within the outdated district middle.
“Currently, we continue our sessions in the water in the old district center. We continue rowing here,” Demirtaş famous.
Stating that canoeing is a highly regarded sport in Artvin, particularly in Yusufeli, Demirtaş famous that they prepare, no matter difficulties, with the intention of sending athletes to the nationwide crew after which to the Olympics.
“We used to coach within the creek passing via Yusufeli, and now we’re rowing on Yusufeli. It looks as if a unique location now,” Demirtaş defined, including that they hope to have a brand new canoe observe within the space as quickly as doable.
One of the athletes, Duygu Beyaz, who has been canoeing for 5 years, stated: “We are now in the old Yusufeli. As you can see, the dam’s water has submerged the place. We now row in places where we used to run and play, where we would meet and visit friends. Here we both practice and ‘relive’ memories. The house I used to live in has been demolished. It’s a very different feeling.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com
