A first in Turkey's Olympic history... National swimmer Kuzey Tunçelli advances to the final

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are continuing at full speed. National swimmer Kuzey Tunçelli has achieved a historic success, marking a first for Turkey. The 16-year-old national swimmer, who advanced to the final, became the first athlete from Turkey to compete in a final in this category.

At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, national swimmer Kuzey Tunçelli placed 5th overall across 4 heats in the men's 1500m qualifiers with a time of 14:45.27, advancing to the final where the 8 fastest athletes will compete. The race for 16-year-old Kuzey Tunçelli, who is the first athlete in the history of Turkey's Olympic participation to qualify for a swimming final, will begin on Sunday, August 4, at 19:37.

MINISTER OSMAN AŞKIN BAK: YOU ARE WONDERFUL, MY SON

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Osman Aşkın Bak congratulated national swimmer Kuzey Tunçelli in a statement he made on the X platform. In his post, Bak said, "I wanted you to hear it from me first: For the first time in our Olympic history, we are in a swimming final. Congratulations Kuzey, you are wonderful, my son."

I wanted you to hear it from me first: For the first time in our Olympic history, we are in the FINAL!????

Congratulations Kuzey, you are wonderful, my son!???? pic.twitter.com/uQl140IEPN

— Dr. Osman Aşkın Bak (@OA_BAK) August 3, 2024

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