{"id":10547,"date":"2026-03-30T10:09:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10547"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:07:17","slug":"sports-as-a-way-of-life-and-bilkent-sports-games-results-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10547","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSports As a Way of Life\u201d and \u201cBilkent Sports Games\u201d Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The \u201cSports As a Way of Life\u201d swim, fit and step challenge events and the \u201cBilkent Sports Games\u201d athletics sprint competition and table tennis tournament are now complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swim and fit challenge participants exercised regularly for four weeks, committing to sports activities at least two and at most five times per week. Step challenge participants completed that event by walking or running 10,000 steps per day between February 16 and March 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cBilkent Sports Games\u201d athletics sprint competition, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, took place on March 4 and March 25. A total of 50 students participated in the women\u2019s 50\u2013100m \/200-400m sprint and men\u2019s 50\u2013100m \/ 200-400m sprint categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, a table tennis tournament was held March 10\u201312 with the participation of 23 students who competed in four categories in women and men\u2019s divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main aim of these challenges is to help students adopt a healthy lifestyle and maintain it throughout their lives. More than 400 Bilkenters exercised regularly during the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Swim-Challenge.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10558\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Swim-Challenge.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Swim-Challenge-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Swim-Challenge-768x461.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Atletizm.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10560\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Atletizm.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Atletizm-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Atletizm-768x461.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the top finishers of the challenges and the tournament:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Swim Challenge \u2013 Women<\/strong><br>1- Y\u00fcksel Yasemin Alt\u0131nta\u015f<br>2- Zeynep \u00c7elik<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fit Challenge \u2013 Women<\/strong><br>1- Y\u00fcksel Yasemin Alt\u0131nta\u015f<br>2- \u0130dil Beste Karakoca 3- Lara Ko\u011f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fit Challenge \u2013 Men<\/strong><br>1- Emir \u0130naner<br>2- Kaan Bilge<br>3- Bilge Batu Belen \/ Emre Uslu \/ Eren Taha Sert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Table Tennis<\/strong><br><strong>Men\u2019s Beginner<\/strong><br>1- Af\u015fin S\u0131dd\u0131k At\u00e7eken<br>2- Mahad Ahmed<br>3- Berkin Tercanl\u0131<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women\u2019s Intermediate<\/strong><br>1- Zeynep Kurt<br>2- Zeynep Berra Kaya<br>3- Elif \u0130stikbal Ye\u015filba\u011f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s Intermediate<\/strong><br>1- Bartu Kur\u015fun<br>2- R\u0131dvan Kaan T\u00fcrkay<br>3- Ali Demirci<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Athletics<br>Women\u2019s 50 m<\/strong><br>1- Melisa \u015eirinel 7.70 sec.<br>2- Zeynep Taksuk 8.11 sec.<br>3- Zeynep Duru \u015eahin 8.70 sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women\u2019s 100m<\/strong><br>1- Melisa \u015eirinel 14.54 sec.<br>2- Zeynep Taksuk 15.22 sec.<br>3- Zeynep Duru \u015eahin 15.77 sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s 50 m<\/strong><br>1- O\u011fuz Erbay 6.16 sec.<br>2- Yi\u011fit Seven 6.34 sec.<br>3- Onur B\u0131\u00e7akc\u0131 6.47 sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s 100m<\/strong><br>1- O\u011fuz Erbay 11.28 sec.<br>2- Yi\u011fit Seven 11.47 sec. 3- Onur B\u0131\u00e7akc\u0131 12.16 sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s 200 m<\/strong><br>1- O\u011fuz Erbay 24.28 sec.<br>2- Yi\u011fit Seven 25.57 sec.<br>3- Furkan Kerem Ay 27.40 sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s 400 m<\/strong><br>1- Derrick Mutangana 1.10.69 min.<br>2- U\u011fur \u015eeng\u00fcl 1.10.97 min. <br>3- Yi\u011fit Seven 1.24.75 min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step Challenge Participants:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abdulkadir Okan Kavak, Ada Acar, Ada Bormal\u0131, Ada Kaya, Adem K\u00f6yba\u015f\u0131, Ahmet Akif \u015eim\u015fek, Ahmet Demir Karahan, Ahmet Ege \u00c7i\u011fdem, Ahmet Eren \u00dc\u00e7el, Ahmet Hilmi \u00d6ner, Akif Emre \u00d6zt\u00fcrk, Alara Selin G\u00fcnd\u00fcz, Ali Berk Y\u0131lmaz, Ali G\u00fcven, Alp Aksoy, Alp \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 Y\u00fccel, Alp Emre Erginba\u015f, Alp Yard\u0131m, Alper Duman, Altay Marco Ocakl\u0131, Arda \u00c7ak\u0131n, Arda Kemahl\u0131, Arma\u011fan Namal, Asena Alara Tun\u00e7ay, Atila Aydo\u011fdu, Ayb\u00fcke Y\u0131lmaz, Ay\u015fa Asya Tuzcuo\u011fullar\u0131, Ay\u015fe G\u00fcrer, Ay\u015fe Melek Onikiler, Azra G\u00fcrb\u00fcz, Baraa Omar, Bartu \u0130lik, Batuhan Bal\u0131, Batuhan Ku\u015foglu, Batuhan \u00d6zg\u00fcl, Beg\u00fcm Demir\u00e7in, Beg\u00fcm Kasapo\u011flu, Bekir Emirhan Demirkale, Berkay Berber, Berkay Deniz Ak\u0131rmak, Beyza Tuana Y\u0131lmaz, Bilal M\u0131zrak, Bora T\u00fcfek\u00e7io\u011flu, Bu\u011frahan Yi\u011fit T\u0131ra\u015f, Burhan T\u00fcrk, Buse \u015een, Ceylin K\u00f6se, Deniz Ak\u0131n, Deniz Demir, Deniz Okay, Deniz \u00d6nde\u015f, Deniz \u00dclk\u00fc, Deniz Y\u0131lmaz Kutman, Dora Demir, Duru Tercan, Ecrin Eda Odaba\u015f\u0131, Eda Atabay, Efe \u00d6z\u00e7elik, Efehan Mun, Ela \u00c7etinkaya, Elif beng\u00fc aksoy, Elif Naz Uzuner, Elif Rana \u00d6zkan, Emin Kele\u015f, Emir Alp Kotcio\u011flu, Emir \u00d6zt\u00fcrk, Emirhan Demira\u011f, Emre Balkan, Emre Demirci, Emre Dersuniyelio\u011flu, Emre Erdin\u00e7, Emre \u015eahin, Ertu\u011frul Malko\u00e7, Esma Su Uluda\u011f, Ey\u015fan Ezgi G\u00f6k\u00e7ay, Furkan Utku Er, G\u00f6kay G\u00fclcan, G\u00f6kay K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7, G\u00f6k\u00e7en Karsu, G\u00f6n\u00fcl Ece \u00dc\u00e7\u00f6z, G\u00fcnsu \u00d6zer, Hakan Kay\u0131\u015f, Hakan Toker, Halil Akg\u00fcl, Halil \u0130brahim Demir, Hamza G\u00f6kta\u015f, Hanife Tarak\u00e7\u0131o\u011flu, Hasan Akar, Isgandar Musayev, \u0130lke F\u0131rat, \u0130pek Karao\u011flan, \u0130pek Nil Tatl\u0131, \u0130pek Sa\u011fl\u0131k, \u0130pek Toraman, \u0130rem Akal\u0131n, \u0130rfan Alper Duru, \u0130smail Akkurt, \u0130zzet Bartu Alt\u0131n\u0131\u015f\u0131k, Ka\u011fan Tar\u0131k G\u00fcnel, Koray Kapar, Koray Tu\u011f, Kuzey Bayer, Lalia Dzhavadova, Leyla Nur Bozdemir, Mehmet Alp Kalendero\u011flu, Mehmet Ege Uzelli, Mehmet \u0130lter Ar\u0131kan, Mehmet Keser, Mehmet Melik\u015fah Sucu, Melis \u00d6zt\u00fcrk, Melisa Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m, Meri\u00e7 \u00c7oban, Mert Arda Karada\u011f, Mert Turan, Muhammad Saad Siddiqui, Muhammed Ali \u015eenel, Muhammed Yavuz, Muhammet Ali Din\u00e7, Mustafa Ali \u015eahin, Mustafa Eren G\u00f6k\u00e7imen, Mustafa Furkan Co\u015fkun, Mustafa Kamuran \u00c7apk\u0131n, Necati Mehmet Yerdelen, Nehir Ersoy, Nehir Tecimer, Nisa Kumdereli, Nursena K\u00f6ksal, O\u011fuzhan Kaya, Onur Balc\u0131, \u00d6mer Can Demircan, \u00d6mer Faruk Asil, \u00d6yk\u00fc Nisan Keskin, R\u0131dvan Kaan T\u00fcrkay, Rubar Havin \u00d6zmen, Selim Enes Sezer, Selin Resulo\u011flu, Serkan D\u00fcndar, Sevde \u00c7oban, Shatlyk Matkulov, Simin Alisa G\u00fcneri, Sude B\u00fclb\u00fcl, Taha Tomruk\u00e7u, Tan Yumuk, Toygar Zeki Demircan, Tuna Demir, Tuna Emre \u015eim\u015fek, Tunahan Akku\u015f, Ufuk Zencirci, Umut \u015e\u00fckr\u00fc Kaya, Utku Alt\u0131nda\u011f, Utku Soyertem, \u00dclk\u00fc Zehra Mengi, \u00dcmit Kaan \u015eener, \u00dcmit Yusuf G\u00f6nen, Ya\u011fmur Esma Bal\u00e7\u0131n, Yank\u0131 T\u00fcrkmayal\u0131, Yi\u011fit Erdem Mutlucan, Yi\u011fit T\u00fcrk, Yunus Berat Can, Y\u00fccel Altan Fad\u0131ll\u0131o\u011flu, Y\u00fcksel \u00d6nder Ya\u011f\u0131z, Y\u00fcksel Yasemin Alt\u0131nta\u015f, Zekeriya \u00d6zt\u00fcrk, Zeren Su \u00c7inal, Zeynep \u00c7a\u011flar, Zeynep Dilek, Zeynep D\u00f6nmez, Zeynep idil incebey, Zeynep Kutlu, Zeynep Nihan T\u00fcrkel, Zeynep Okumu\u015f, Zeynep Veral, Ekin K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck, Ela Ar\u0131kan, Asya Dilruba Madano\u011flu, Ba\u015far Y\u00fccel, Defne Polat, Deniz Erdem, I\u015f\u0131l Defne \u0130lg\u00fcn, \u00d6mer Faruk Duyar, \u00d6yk\u00fc \u00d6zcan, G\u00f6zde Karban, Defne \u00d6zdemir, M\u00fcge Beril Soylu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cSports As a Way of Life\u201d swim, fit and step challenge events and the \u201cBilkent Sports Games\u201d athletics sprint competition and table tennis tournament are now complete. 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