The Spring Run, which is held each year by the Physical Education and Sports Center as part of its “Sports as a Way of Life” program, will take place on Saturday, May 11, at 11 a.m.  All students, alumni, faculty, staff and alumni/faculty/staff family members are invited to participate.    Registration[Read More…]

The “Bilkent Sports Games” spring semester tennis tournament took place last week, on the evenings of April 30 – May 2, with competition in five categories.   Women’s Beginner  1- Beyza Nur Yiğin 2- Lara Taşkan  3- Begüm Bilir 4- Oya Yıldız  Women’s Intermediate  1- Lizay Ekin Gündoğdu  2- Aslı Gizem[Read More…]

The Bilkent University women’s tennis team came in second in the inter-university regional league tennis competition. Twenty-four universities participated in this event, organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation in Ankara.   Congratulations to the student-athletes and their coaches in this success. 

The “Sports as a Way of Life” Swim Challenge event is complete. Swim Challenge participants exercised regularly for four weeks. Participants committed to sports at least two and at most five times a week. The main aim of the challenge is to help students gain a healthy lifestyle and follow[Read More…]

This year will mark the 19th annual Angora Cup Inter-university Sports Festival. Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, the festival will take place April 26 – May 12. Approximately 750 students from a number of universities are expected to be on campus for this special event.  The students,[Read More…]

The “Bilkent Sports Games” spring semester badminton tournament took place last week, on the evenings of April 2–4, with competitions in four categories.   Below are the names of the  players who finished in the top three or four places in each  category.  Women’s Beginner  1- Bilge Soylu  2- Güneş Çağla Ocaklı  3- Aselnur[Read More…]

Between April 16–30, Bilkent volleyball and tennis teams will represent Bilkent at the Inter-university Volleyball and Tennis Regional League, organized by the University Sports Federation of Turkey. Bilkenters are encouraged to come out and show support for the teams in these home competitions.  The schedule of the competitions is available[Read More…]

The “Bilkent Sports Games” track and field sprint competition, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, took place April 4. Ten students participated in the men’s 200 and 400m sprint categories. The names of the finishers with the best times in each category are listed here.   Men’s 200m  1-[Read More…]

On Sunday, March 30, 19 Bilkenters were ready at the starting line near the East Campus Sports Hall. They included Bilkenters of all ages as well as friends and guests.  The two 5.5 km routes took the competitors from East Campus to Main Campus. Students who took part in the[Read More…]