Olympics Preparation Centers of Turkey (, TOHM) are facilities governed by the

Ministry of Youth and Sports A ministry of sports or ministry of youth and sports is a kind of government ministry found in certain countries with responsibility for the regulation of sports, particularly those participated in by young people. It is led by the minister of s ...

to support sportspeople preparing to shape the future of Turkish sports, especially to train future Olympic athletes. The organization was established in 2015. The main center is in

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. There are a total of 22 centers for Olympic sports and one center for Paralympic sports in provinces across the country. A total of 22 different sport disciplines are offered for training under the supervision of experienced coaches. Each center provides training in certain branches being at least two and maximum four. The branches are selected by taking into account the sports potential and halls of that city. The centers provide support for academic, social and personal development. Sportspeople continue with their education as students of daytime or boarding. Secondary education is financed by the center. For higher education, many universities grant scholarship.

Overview

The organization of the Olympics Preparation Centers was established on 11 April 2015. The first center, as the main base, was opened at

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. The number of centers for Olympic sports increased from 18 in the beginning to 22. The centers are located in the provinces of Ankara, Adana, Antalya, Artvin, Bolu, Bursa, Erzurum, Gaziantep, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Mersin, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun and Trabzon, usw. The only center for Paralympic sports is in Aksaray Province. The 22 supported sports disciplines include archery, athletics, badminton, boxing canoeing, cycling, curling, fencing, gymnastics, ice skating, judo, karate, kayaking, rowing, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, weightlifting, winter sports, wrestling and Paralympic sports. A total of 1,166 daytime and boarding sportspeople attended the centers as of May 2021.

Admission

Application for admissiom to the center is for daytime sportspeople aged from 14 up to 21 years, and for boarding athletes from 15 up to 21 years of age. Sportspeople in education can stay in the center until the age of 23 yesrs. The selection of athletes is meticulously carried out in accordance with the criteria determined by the Evaluation Committees. These determined criteria can be updated in order to increase success by evaluating the sports development of the athletes. Athlete selection criteria may vary according to the technical characteristics and performance age of each branch.

Health

Nutrition programs of athletes are determined and implemented in cooperation with the relevant trainers and nutrition specialists. In the centers, expert dietitians prepare daily nutrition programs that will meet the energy and nutrient needs of athletes. The health status of all athletes is also meticulously monitored regularly. Procedures such as keeping health records of athletes, performing follow-ups, recording injuries, disabilities and illnesses are carried out by expert sports physicians. After emergency and first aid is given on site for injuries experienced by athletes, the definition, diagnosis, examination and treatment of injuries and disabilities are carried out under the supervision of TOHM health personnel. Expert psychologists work to increase the performance and success levels of athletes, and to prepare them psychologically for competitions. The psychologists contribute to the sports motivation of athletes, and also work to relieve the mental tension experienced by athlete.

Some notable sportspeople

As of July 2018.

Men

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(born 2001), long-distance runner *

Daniyar İsmayilov Daniyar Ismayilov (born 3 February 1992) is a Turkmen weightlifter currently competing for Turkey. He competed for Turkmenistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He competed for Turkey at 2016 Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially t ...

(born 1992), weightlifter *

Kerem Kamal Kerem Kamal (born 10 August 1999) is a Turkish wrestler competing in the 60 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. He is a member of Istanbul BB SK. He won the gold medal in the 60kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held i ...

(born 1999), wrestler

Women

Zeliha Ağrıs Zeliha Ağrıs (born 20 January 1998) is a Turkish people, Turkish taekwondo practitioner who became a world champion in the bantamweight category in 2017. Private life Zeliha Ağrıs was born in Beyşehir, Konya Province, Turkey, on 20 January ...

(born 1998), taekwondo practitioner *

Yasemin Anagöz Yasemin Ecem Anagöz (born 14 October 1998) is a Turkish recurve archer. Anagöz represented her country at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. She competed in the individual recurve event and the team recurve event at the 2015 Wor ...

(born 1998), archer *

Sümeyye Boyacı Sümeyye Boyacı (born 5 February 2003) is a Turkish Paralympic swimmer. She competes in the disability category of S5 in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly, specializing in sprint events. Personal history Sümeyye Boyacı was born as her par ...

(born 2003), para swimmer *

Ayşegül Çoban Ayşegül Çoban (born 16 December 1992) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the – 53 kg division. She is a native of Konya. Personal life Ayşegül was born on 16 December 1992 to Ali and Döndü Çoban. Due to the family's limit ...

(born 1992), weightlifter *

Nisanur Erbil Nisanur Erbil (born 22 April 2003) is a Turkish fencer competing in the sabre event. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Early years In the beginning, Erbil was interested in playing volleyball. She was discovered for fencing by a t ...

(born 2005), fencer *

Mehtap Kurnaz Mehtap Kurnaz (born May 1, 1995) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 63 kg division. Kurnaz took part at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan without having success. She won the bronze medal in the clean ...

(born 1995), weightlifter *

Şevval İlayda Tarhan Şevval İlayda Tarhan (born 4 February 2000) is a world and European champion Turkish Shooting sport, sports shooter competing in the ISSF 10 meter air pistol, 10 m air pistol event. She is the holder of the European women's team record and an ...

(born 2000), sport shooter *

Aysel Özkan Aysel Özkan (born 26 February 2002) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 64 kg. Personal life Aysel Özkan was born on 26 February 2002. She is twin sister of Cansel. Both girls grew up in the Children's Home Coordination Center (, ...

(born 2002), weightlifter * Sara Yenigün (born 2002), weightlifter

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