Lapta camp brings Türkiye AirBadminton squad ahead of Athens championship

Türkiye’s senior AirBadminton national team is holding a training camp in Lapta ahead of the European AirBadminton Championship in Athens, Halkın Sesi reported.

The camp is running from 4 to 13 October at the Lapta Youth Centre. Training has also continued at Antis Beach following the team’s arrival in North Cyprus.

Halkın Sesi reported that the eight-athlete camp squad includes North Cyprus national-team players Zarif Dayı, Azra Kayıkoğlu, İlhan Ercan and Volga Aslan. Seymen Deniz, a coach from North Cyprus, is also taking part in the camp.

The Türkiye players listed for the camp are Taha Emirhan Budak, Abdülsamet Özdemir, Semih Baha Başakın and Hüseyin Utku Özdemir in the men’s team, and Sümeyye Tuncer, Zişan Yaren Ceylan and Sudenaz in the women’s team.

The European AirBadminton Championship is scheduled to be held in Athens from 14 to 18 October. The Lapta camp concludes the day before the tournament is due to begin.