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Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı will compete for the gold medal in Europe

Aerobic Gymnastics European Championship begins. Aerobic Gymnastics World Champion Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı will also compete for the gold medal in the tournament, taking place in Pesaro, Italy, between 16-19 September.

Aerobic Gymnastics World Champion, Istanbul Gelisim University student and Ankara Metropolitan Municipality EGO Sports Club athlete Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı will compete in the Aerobic Gymnastics European Championship in single women and with her partner Emir Erışık in doubles.

“OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM SUNG”

Making statements before the Championship, Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı said, “I am very excited that we will participate in the European Championship after the World Championship. Our goal, of course, is to have our National Anthem sung in both categories.”

Emir Erışık, who will compete with Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı in doubles, said, "We will fight to have our National Anthem sung and represent our country in the best way in the competition, this is my only wish."

“WE ARE REWARDED FOR OUR EFFORTS”

Stating that their efforts have paid off this year, Trainer Mehmet Ali Ekin said, “We are proud and happy to bring the World Championship, which is our first goal, to our country with the right planning and hard work. Now we have the European Championship ahead of us, we work hard for this championship and we want to return with many medals this time. The goals are higher now. In addition to the gold medal goal with Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı, Ayşe Begüm and her partner Emir Erışık will compete in the doubles category and the men's singles category, and we want to return to our country with the first gold medals of our history in the adults category. Okay Arsan, Şimal Seyman and Göktürk Balcı, who followed Ayşe Begüm's path in this championship, will also compete for the gold medal in the youth category. In this competition, we will sing our National Anthem, raise our glorious flag and return.”

Created Date: :   Tuesday, September 14, 2021