Ayşe Babür represented Türkiye in the 70–74 age group at the championship held in Craiova, Romania, from September 17 to 20. Babür competed in the hammer throw, shot put, discus, javelin and weight throw, as well as the triple jump and relay races.
Babür recorded distances of 19.35 meters in the hammer throw, 5.92 meters in the shot put, 14.96 meters in the discus, 10.28 meters in the javelin and 8.24 meters in the weight throw. She won gold medals in the hammer throw, weight throw, throws pentathlon, 4x100-meter relay and Balkan relay events, and took silver in the triple jump.
Babür and her team set a Türkiye record in the 4x100 Balkan relay. The athlete finished the championship with 2,309 points, winning five gold and one silver medal.
Babür scored 2,175 points in the women’s 70–74 throws pentathlon, improving her own Türkiye masters record. With more than 300 medals in her career, Babür won her 40th international medal at the Balkan and European championships, where she represented Türkiye.
She competed in five events over three days
Babür said she had been involved in athletics for approximately 30 years and had competed in professional events for about 20 years. Noting that she competed in five events in the pentathlon, Babür said her main discipline was the hammer throw.
Babür said the competitions began at 9:00 a.m. and continued until 5:30 p.m. for three days. She noted that five athletes competed in her age group and said she faced athletes from different countries.
She calls on young people to take up sports
Babür said she hoped her achievements would serve as an example to young and older athletes and invited everyone to exercise regularly. She encouraged young people to follow her example, exercise every day and achieve success.
Babür said Dr. Anıl Onur Mercanoğlu, a faculty member at Eskişehir Technical University’s Faculty of Sport Sciences, had made an important contribution to her success by encouraging her to take up sports. Babür said she trained at ESTU and thanked the university’s Dean, Prof. Dr. Serdar Kocaekşi, the associate deans and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Celil Kaçoğlu for the facilities they provided.
Having made athletics a part of her life for many years, Babür said she would continue training to represent Türkiye in the best possible way at upcoming competitions.
