{"id":10336,"date":"2026-02-24T15:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10336"},"modified":"2026-02-24T16:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:40:03","slug":"bilkent-students-compete-successfully-in-national-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10336","title":{"rendered":"Bilkent\u00a0Students Compete Successfully in National Championships\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bilkent&nbsp;Nature Sports Community teams&nbsp;represented&nbsp;the university with strong performances across different branches in competitions organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation on February 13\u201315.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Inter-university Ice Climbing Championships were held in Erzurum. Competing in the ice climbing branch for the first time, the team\u2014composed of students from the&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;Nature Sports Community\u2014achieved remarkable individual results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the women\u2019s category, among 17 athletes from six universities,&nbsp;Zeynep&nbsp;S\u00f6y\u00fcnmez&nbsp;(EE) placed second in&nbsp;T\u00fcrkiye&nbsp;in lead climbing, while&nbsp;H\u00fclya&nbsp;Ate\u015f&nbsp;(COMD) finished third in&nbsp;T\u00fcrkiye&nbsp;in speed climbing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the men\u2019s category, among 20 athletes from seven universities,&nbsp;Bar\u0131\u015f&nbsp;Akka\u015f&nbsp;(ECON) secured third place in&nbsp;T\u00fcrkiye&nbsp;in speed climbing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the same dates, the Inter-university Indoor Athletics Championships took place in Bursa. In the men\u2019s competition,&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;finished fifth in&nbsp;T\u00fcrkiye&nbsp;among 32 universities and 176 athletes, while in the women\u2019s competition the team placed ninth among 19 universities and 83 athletes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individually, Anna&nbsp;Deniz&nbsp;\u00d6zdemir&nbsp;(MAN) finished third in&nbsp;T\u00fcrkiye&nbsp;in the women\u2019s triple jump event. Additionally,&nbsp;Ay\u015fa&nbsp;Asya&nbsp;Tuzcuo\u011fullar\u0131&nbsp;(IAED) achieved third place in&nbsp;T\u00fcrkiye&nbsp;in the women\u2019s 3000m event, adding another national podium finish to&nbsp;Bilkent\u2019s&nbsp;achievements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Atletizm.-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10358\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Atletizm.-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Atletizm.-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Atletizm.-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Atletizm..jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Atletizm-577x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10359\" width=\"388\" height=\"687\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bilkent&nbsp;Nature Sports Community teams&nbsp;represented&nbsp;the university with strong performances across different branches in competitions organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation on February 13\u201315.&nbsp; The Inter-university Ice Climbing Championships were held in Erzurum. 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