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Yeliz Özel targets European handball with Yozgat GSK in the Super League
Yeliz Özel, who has played more than 500 international matches during her handball career, continues to compete with MC Sistem Yozgat GSK, which was promoted to the Super League this season. Özel aims to finish the season among the top four with the Yozgat team and qualify for European competitions.
One of the prominent players in Turkish women's handball, Yeliz Özel is continuing her 33-year career at MC Sistem Yozgat GSK, which was promoted to the Super League this season. Özel, who has played more than 500 international matches, continues to work toward the Yozgat team's goals.
Özel was introduced to handball at a young age through her older sister's involvement in the sport. She began playing handball at Bahçelievler Primary School in Ankara under coach Hüsnü Kemal Durak.
First Turkish woman to play handball abroad
Known for her outstanding talent and consistent career spanning many years, Özel joined Norway's Byasen at a young age. She thus became the first Turkish woman to play handball abroad.
Özel also played for North Macedonia's Kometal and Romania's Oltchim later in her career. The handball player, who represented the national team for many years, said she moved to Norway at the age of 18.
She sees handball as a way of life
Özel said handball was more than a sport for her and that she viewed it as a way of life. Despite being 46, Özel said she did not limit herself because of her age and called on young people to view handball not only as a sport but also as a profession.
Özel said handball was more advanced abroad than many other sports and that young players could continue their careers overseas if they kept working.
Yozgat GSK targets a top-four finish and Europe
Özel said she had continued her career because she enjoyed playing handball and that she maintained the same passion for training and matches. The player said her love of the sport was the main factor behind her decision to continue playing handball.
Özel said the team's goals influenced her decision to join Yozgat GSK and that they wanted to finish the season among the top four and qualify for European competitions.
Özel said Yozgat's promotion to the Super League as champions of the First League, along with the commitment of the club's administrators and players to their goals, strengthened her decision to join the team. She said the team fought for victory in every match and took its opponents seriously.
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