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Turkish rising stars honoured at Gillette Milliyet Athletes of the Year Awards
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Article Tue, Nov 10 2020
Istanbul, Turkey, November 10, 2020. The 66th edition of the prestigious Gillette Milliyet Athletes of the Year Awards took place last week with a special ceremony held at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul. After securing the gold medal from the #EuroVolleyU19W contested this past summer, where they beat Serbia 3-2 in a truly dramatic gold medal match, the Turkish U19 women’s national team emerged as the recipients of the Islam Çupi Milliyet Sports Extra Award.
The success achieved in Bosnia and Herzegovina accounted for Turkey’s second title in this age-group competition after a previous gold-medal winning performance registered in the 2012 edition of the continental championship. It was a truly special moment, since the event in Zenica and Osijek coincided with the much-awaited return of competitive Volleyball after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Turkish Volleyball superstar Eda Erdem Dündar has added another award to her cabinet
It was not the only award claimed by the Volleyball family. Turkey’s charismatic captain Eda Erdem Dündar received a Vestel special award while the Erdoğan Demirören Grand Prize award went to the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF). Mr Yildirim Demirören, chair of the Demirören Holding Board, presented the Erdoğan Demirören Grand Prize, which pays tribute to the late Erdoğan Demirören, to TVF President Mehmet Akif Üstündağ.
TVF President Mehmet Akif Üstündağ portrayed together with the Team Manager of the U19 national team, Ecem Türker
The success achieved in Bosnia and Herzegovina accounted for Turkey’s second title in this age-group competition after a previous gold-medal winning performance registered in the 2012 edition of the continental championship. It was a truly special moment, since the event in Zenica and Osijek coincided with the much-awaited return of competitive Volleyball after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Turkish Volleyball superstar Eda Erdem Dündar has added another award to her cabinet
It was not the only award claimed by the Volleyball family. Turkey’s charismatic captain Eda Erdem Dündar received a Vestel special award while the Erdoğan Demirören Grand Prize award went to the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF). Mr Yildirim Demirören, chair of the Demirören Holding Board, presented the Erdoğan Demirören Grand Prize, which pays tribute to the late Erdoğan Demirören, to TVF President Mehmet Akif Üstündağ.
TVF President Mehmet Akif Üstündağ portrayed together with the Team Manager of the U19 national team, Ecem Türker