Tuğba Tüzün (14), from AKSARAY, who was born with a 92 percent physical disability, won silver and bronze medals in badminton, which she started with the advice of her sports coach, at the Paralympic Olympic Preparation Center, which she went to visit 2 years ago. Tüzün, who was selected for the national team and prepared for the 2028 Paralympic Games, said, "My next goal is to rank in international competitions."

10th grade student Tuğba Tüzün, who was born with a 92 percent physical disability, met para badminton coach Selim Vural at the Paralympic Olympic Preparation Center, where she went to visit with her father Mahmut Tüzün and her brother 2 years ago. Tüzün started playing banminton with Vural's advice. Tuğba Tüzün, who achieved success in the races she participated in and was subsequently selected for the national team, is preparing for the 'Paralympic Games' to be held in 2028.

Explaining the process she went through, Tuğba Tüzün said, "I was born with a 92 percent disability. We came to this facility by chance with my family. Here I met my coach. Thanks to him, I started badminton. I have been doing this sport for 2 years. Now I am happier and more cheerful. I have developed in the social field and my successes have increased. I came second in Turkey and went to the European Championship in Istanbul. I received 2 second places and 1 bronze medal in the World Races for the Physically Disabled in Mersin. After that "My goal is to rank in international competitions. Before, I didn't go out. Now, I come to my training regularly. We have good and productive training here," he said.

'WE STARTED DREAMING THE 2028 OLYMPICS'

Para badminton coach Selim Vural said, "While I was going home after training, Tuğba was sitting with her father and brother. Since I was working with physically disabled students, I stopped and got information about her. After that, our activity started together. Our first goal with Tuğba was the Turkish Championship. We achieved this in our first match and came second in Turkey. Afterwards, we were selected for the national team. Then we found ourselves in the European Championship. At the next stage, we participated in the Junior World Championship. Currently, our goal is büyüterek 2028 olimpiyatlarını hayal etmeye başladık. Olmayacak bir iş değil, Tuğba, inandığı sürece ben olacağına inanıyorum. Şu anda sporcumuz hem eğitim hem de sporuna devam ediyor. Sosyallik anlamında inanılmaz bir katkı sağladığını düşünüyorum. Bedensel engellilerimiz evden az çıkan çocuklar. Spor sayesinde artık başka illere gitmeye başladı. Yakında yurt dışına da gidecek. Okul dönemi haftanın 5 günü ve yaz günü ise her gün idman yapıyoruz. Günde çift idman dahi yaptığımız oluyor. Güzel bir ilerleme kaydettik. En son Mersin'de Dünya "We won 3 medals in the Junior Para Badminton Championship. This is something we can be proud of. In addition to this success, we want to take our girls like Tuğba out of the house and include them in sports life, or rather make positive discrimination."