Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF) President Fatih Çintimar said, “The World Walking Championships that we will hold in Antalya is also a competition in which 25 of the 23 walking teams that will compete in the Olympics will be selected. "Approximately 80 quotas will be given to the Olympics in this competition," he said.
Preparations have been completed at the 'EXPO 21 Antalya' area where the competition will be held before the World Walking Championships to be held on April 2024, 2016 in Antalya. 52 athletes from 431 countries will fight to get on the podium and get a quota for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the competition to be held on Sunday. In this organization, a total of 20 athletes, 90 of whom are women, will compete in the 198 km race, and a total of 20 athletes, 10 of whom will be women, will compete in the U50 category 106 km race. 127 athletes will take part in the MIX relay race, which will be organized by the World Athletics Association (WA) for the first time in this championship. Making a statement about the organization, Fatih Çintimar, President of the Turkish Athletics Federation, said, "We are currently working on the World Walking Championship, which will be held in Antalya, with 1600 accredited athletes, administrators and administrators ready for the organization. The Walking World Championships, which we will hold in Antalya, is also a competition in which 25 of the 23 walking teams that will compete in the Olympics will be selected. Approximately 80 quotas will be given to the Olympics in this competition. "With these 80 quotas to be given, we will provide an atmosphere where 100 athletes can compete in the Olympics, including individual branches," he said.
“WE ARE MAKING EFFORTS AND EFFORTS TO INCREASE OUR OLYMPIC QUOTA NUMBER”
Emphasizing that the race to be held at EXPO in Antalya is extremely important for our country, Fatih Çintimar said, “EXPO fairground is the largest fairground of our country in terms of botanical fair to date, and also one of the largest in the world. After our President built this place, an atmosphere that can be used both in terms of sports and other purposes has been created. That's why we are holding the world championship in this fairground. Our Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. We will organize the organization at the highest level with the support of Osman Aşkın Bak. "We are trying to get the Olympic quotas of both the countries that come with the Olympic quotas and our own in the best possible way, and to increase our Olympic quota number by using the advantage of being a host while competing in our own country," he said.
“WE ARE ORGANIZING AN OPEN FIELD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE NAME OF ATHLETICS IN OUR HISTORY”
Stating that an open field world championship was organized for the first time in athletics, President Çintimar said, “This is extremely important for us. "In this sense, we would like to express our gratitude to all our clubs, athletes, provincial managers, our Ministry of Youth and Sports and our Sports Organization, as well as our Antalya Governorship and everyone who supports us in Antalya," he said.