Archery selects 24 athletes for the 2028 Olympic squad pool

The Turkish Archery Federation selected 24 athletes for the Olympic squad pool as part of preparations for the 2028 Olympics following three days of trials in Antalya. The top eight athletes in the women’s and men’s recurve categories and the top four in the compound categories were selected.

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Archery selects 24 athletes for the 2028 Olympic squad pool

The Turkish Archery Federation announced that 16 recurve and eight compound archers were included in the Olympic squad pool as part of preparations for the 2028 Olympics following trials held in Antalya.

The competitions at the Antalya 100th Year Archery Facilities lasted three days. The event included the selection of athletes for the 2028 Olympic Games squad pool, the identification of candidate athletes for the 2027 recurve national team and the compound national team trials.

Sixteen athletes selected in recurve

The athletes who ranked among the top eight in the women’s and men’s recurve categories were included in the squad pool to be evaluated during preparations for the 2028 Olympics.

Men’s recurve

Ulaş Berkim Tümer
Berkay Akkoyun
Muhammed Abdullah Yıldırmış
Mete Gazoz
Kutay Tek
Arda Ege Dönmezgüç
Harun Kırmızıtaş
Mehmet Efe Çevik

National archer Mete Gazoz (archive)

Women’s recurve

Elif Berra Gökkır
Canse Duru Tarakçı
Dünya Yenihayat
Alçin Duru Akboğa
Fatma Maraşlı
Ceren Döner
Melissa Ahmed
Ceren Koçur

Eight athletes join the compound squad pool

The athletes who ranked among the top four in the women’s and men’s compound categories were included in the Olympic squad pool.

Mete Gazoz at the 2019 Archery World Cup Final (archive)

Men’s compound

Emircan Haney
Yağız Sezgin
Batuhan Akçaoğlu
Yakup Yıldız

Women’s compound

Begüm Yuva
Dilara Ecem Deniz
Hazal Burun
Yeşim Bostan Uçar

The Turkish Archery Federation congratulated the athletes and their clubs and wished them success during preparations for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Sixteen athletes selected in recurve

The athletes who ranked among the top eight in the women’s and men’s recurve categories were included in the squad pool to be evaluated during preparations for the 2028 Olympics.