Athlete

Ege University, Izmir, TUR

English, Turkish

Savkar Jimnastik Spor Kulubu [Turkiye]

Yilmaz Goktekin [national]

He sustained a shoulder injury during the rings exercise at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland, and was forced to withdraw early from the all-around competition. (thegymter.net, 19 Oct 2021)

He sustained a foot injury during the 2020 European Championships in Mersin, Turkiye. The injury meant he could not compete on the floor or vault in the team competition. Despite his injury he still claimed a silver medal with the Turkish team. (thegymter.net, 14 Dec 2020)

Along with Ahmet Onder, he became the first artistic gymnast representing Turkiye to win a medal in the individual all-around competition at the European championships. Asil claimed bronze and Onder secured silver at the 2022 edition of the tournament in Munich, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Oct 2022; European Gymnastics Facebook page, 13 Sep 2022)

To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (gymnastics.sport, 10 Jan 2023)

Competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 24 Sep 2021)

General
FROM EGYPT TO TURKIYE
He began competing for Turkiye in 2020, having moved there in 2018. He previously represented Egypt, the country of his birth, and was unable to compete internationally for two years before he became eligible to represent Turkiye. "Those two years really were so tough for me, because my coach was pushing me really hard to get better every day, even if I didn't have competition. It was really hard. But now I can say that the biggest support for me was my family. I was 18 years old and they told me, 'Okay, if you see your future there [Turkiye], you can go'. I left everything. But I always pushed myself to work harder, because I knew that I wanted to do something new." (gymnastics.sport, 10 Jan 2023; mobtada.com, 03 Aug 2021; thegymter.net, 23 Apr 2021, 14 Dec 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 15 Dec 2020)