Show of power at Metro Stations !

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23.02.2022
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Show of power at Metro Stations !

Show of power at Metro Stations
Supporting sports and active life, Metro Istanbul hosted the Powerlifting Tournament between 14th to 22nd February. On the last day of the tournament, where 433 athletes, 34 of whom were women, competed for 9 days, national athlete Cenk Kocak took the first place by lifting 390 kilograms.

Metro Istanbul, one of the affiliates of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), Turkey's largest urban rail system operator, hosted an exciting event. Metro Istanbul opened the doors of Yenisahra Promotion Centre for the second time to the Powerlifting Tournament organised by the Powerlifting Strongman and Street Workout Federation between 14th to 22nd February as part of its support for sports and athletes. In the 9-day tournament, a fierce struggle took place between 433 athletes, 34 of whom were women.

Aytuna Yalcin became champion in women’s category and Cenk Kocak became champion in men’s category
National athlete Cenk Kocak, who holds the Turkish record lifted a weight of 390 kilograms on the last day of the tournament, and became the champion in all weight categories. Metro Istanbul Deputy General Manager Sema Akca Oflas presented the medals to the athletes who ranked in the Yenisahra Station Promotion Centre, which is located at M4 Kadikoy-Tavsantepe Metro Line.
In the women's category, Aytuna Yalcin lifted a weight of 167.5 kg and became the champion in all weights.

“Our doors are always open to sports events and athletes.”
Ozgur Soy, General Manager of Metro Istanbul, reminded that they always support active life, sports and athletes and said, “Metros are considered the life veins of Istanbul. For this reason, we are involved in every field that touches the lives of the people of this city. Sports is one of these fields. In the tournament, which was held for the second time this year at our Yenisahra Metro Station, we watched impressive performances from our 433 athletes in the powerlifting area for 9 days. It is pleasing that the number of athletes, which was 300 last year, has increased to 433 this year, and the number of female athletes to 34 from 25. I congratulate all our athletes who competed in the tournament. We want this activity to continue in order to make our metro livelier. Metro areas are public areas, so our doors are always open to all sports branches and to our athletes, as it is to everyone.

About Yenisahra Promotion Centre
Yenisahra Promotion Centre, which was used to inform citizens about the line during the commissioning works of M4 Kadikoy-Tavsantepe Metro Line on 17 August 2012, remained inactive for many years after the commissioning. There are administrative offices, toilets for women, men and the people with disabilities inside this centre. Yenisahra Promotion Centre has 1,250 square meter capacity and has some common areas such as a prayer rooms.