Sport in Northern Cyprus
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Due to the lack of international recognition, Northern Cyprus is not a member of some international sporting bodies.
There are 29 sports federations in Northern Cyprus and 13,838 people registered in them as of 2008. Taekwondo-karate-aikido-kurash is the most popular sport with 6054 athletes. It is followed by association football (2240 athletes), shooting (1150 athletes) and hunting (1017 athletes).[1]
Some Northern Cyprus sport clubs participate in Turkey's sport leagues. For example: the Fast Break Sport Club, in Turkey's Men's Basketball Regional League; the Beşparmak Sport Club, in Turkey's Handball Premier League; and the Lefka European University, in Turkey's Table-tennis Super League. The record for swimming 75 km between Turkey and Northern Cyprus belongs to Turkish national Alper Sunaçoğlu (completed in 26 hours and 15 minutes).[2]
International participation and achievements
Badminton
- Badminton Federation of North Cyprus is an observer member of World Badminton Federation and European Badminton Confederation.
Basketball
- The men's basketball Super League operates since 1981.
- In May 2015, the national basketball team played two friendly matches against Abkhazia, losing the first one by 59–76[3] and winning the second one by 59–47.[4] Both matches were played in Northern Cyprus.
- In April 2017, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi became champions in the FIBA EuroCup Women. Since Northern Cyprus is not a member of FIBA, Northern Cypriot Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi registered in Turkey's basketball league to compete in FIBA Eurocup.[5]
Billiards
- Billiards Federation of North Cyprus (BFNC) is a member of the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF).[6] The national teams of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus played each other in an international sport tournament for the first time in the 2010 European billiards championships in Kielce, Poland.[7][8] The country, North Cyprus, is also a member of World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and Union Mondial de Billard.[9]
- 2014 Dynamic Billard European Championships (with 32 participating countries) was hosted by Northern Cyprus.[10]
Bocce
- Bocce Federation of North Cyprus is a member of the International Bocce Association.
Bodybuilding
- Bodybuilding and Fitness: 2010: Yakup Çavuşgil became World Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (WBFF) champion in the championship in Canada.
Cycle
- North Cyprus Bike Lovers Association is a member of European Cyclists' Federation.[11]
Darts
- The team of Northern Cyprus Darts Federation became third in darts championship in Spain.[12]
EasyKart
- EasyKart Federation of North Cyprus is a member of the International EasyKart Federation.[13] 2008: Zeka Özteknik became International Easykart champion in 125cc.[14]
Football
- Northern Cyprus is ranked 105th on the World Football Elo Ratings.[15]
- In 1975, FIFA general-secretary Helmut Kaser granted permission for Cyprus Turkish Football Federation to play friendly internationals against FIFA countries, but not competitive games; this permission was abolished in 1983 when Northern Cyprus was declared.[16][17]
- The Turkish Cypriot Football Federation administers a football league in Northern Cyprus.
- Northern Cyprus is among the countries listed by the FIFA Working Committee on Small Nations.[18][19]
- Northern Cyprus is a member of Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA).[20]
- In September 2014, Demetris Vasiliou became the first Greek Cypriot football player to sign for a team in the Northern Cypriot league. He plays for Değirmenlik (team of Kythrea).[21][22] Greek Cypriot nationalists labelled him a "traitor" and surrounded his home, preventing him from attending his first match with the team.[23][24] Vasiliou said he received death threats. He also lost his job as youth coach of Omonia Aradippou.[25]
- CONIFA Euro 2017 will be hosted by Northern Cyprus.[26]
FootballTennis
- FootballTennis Association of North Cyprus is a member of the Federation International FootballTennis Association.[27] Northern Cyprus placed 6th in the 9th World Footballtennis Championship[28]
- The 2011 European FootballTennis Championship was hosted by Northern Cyprus.[29]
- The 2014 World FootballTennis Championship was hosted by Northern Cyprus in 19–24 October.[30]
Golf
Northern Cyprus has golf fields with highest standards.[31]
Gymnastic
- Turkish Cypriot Gymnastic Federation administers the related activities in the country.
Model Plane
- Model Plane: North Cyprus participates F3J Eurotour league.[32] Eser Kismir became champion in Interglide F3J 2011.[33]
Handball
- Handball Federation of Northern Cyprus administers a league in the country.
Paragliding
- Oldest female paraglider record belongs to Peggy McAlpine from Northern Cyprus. She took to the sky at the age of 104 from a 2,400 ft peak.[34]
Shooting
- Shooting: TRNC Shooting Federation participated in Airgun Championships 2011 in Bisley, UK and the team became 2nd.[35]
Taekwon-do, Judo, Hapkido, Kickboxing, Budo Martialarts
- Federation of North Cyprus is a member of Global Taekwon-do Federation (GTF).[36]
- The 9th GTF World Championship in 2013 was hosted by North Cyprus.[37]
- The headquarters of "Eurasia Taekwondo Federations Union" is in Kyrenia of Northern Cyprus.[38][39]
- Judo, Hapkido and Kickboxing federation of Northern Cyprus became a member of International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) in 2011.[40]
- 14th Euro-Asia Taekwon-Do Championships and First World Budo Martialarts Championships will be organized in Northern Cyprus in 2014.[41]
- Northern Cyprus participated to the World Kickboxing Championship organized by International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) in 2015.[42]
Tennis
- Eliz Maloney Yorganci from Tennis Federation of Northern Cyprus became champion in the 2014 UK Masters 14U Tennis Tournament.[43]
Volleyball
- Volleyball Federation of Northern Cyprus administers a league in the country.
Wrestling
- Northern Cyprus applied to be a member of United World Wrestling, and UWW Bureau members raised no objection to the application of Northern Cyprus in 2008.[44]
- On 18 May 2010 Northern Cyprus became a member of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF).[45]
The others
Northern Cyprus participated in the First World Children's Games in 2011.[46]
See also
References
- ^ TRNC State Planning Organization. 2008 Yılı Makroekonomik ve Sektörel Gelişmeler, p.176-179.
- ^ "Swimming record from Turkey to Northern Cyprus". Brtk.net. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ Kibris Postasi 29 May 2015
- ^ Spor Kibris 30 May 2015
- ^ NEU Official Website...Representing the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus at the EuroCup Women’s Basketball, ...
- ^ European Pocket Billiard Federation's Members Billiard Federation of North Cyprus (BFNC) is a member of European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF)
- ^ [1] 2010 European Billiard Championship Scoreboard
- ^ Billiardapps North Cyprus - Cyprus match results
- ^ UMB members
- ^ European Pool Billard Federation official website Dynamic Billard European Championships Started
- ^ ECF Official Webpage
- ^ Kibrispostasi The team of Northern Cyprus Darts Federation won third place in Spain
- ^ International EasyKart Federation's Members EasyKart Federation of North Cyprus is a member of International EasyKart Federation
- ^ 2008 International Easykart Championship Zeka Özteknik of Northern Cyprus became champion.
- ^ World Football ELO Ratings Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine 27 October 2014
- ^ Footandbool
- ^ Daria Isachenko, The Making of Informal States: Statebuilding in Northern Cyprus and Transdniestria, p.189
- ^ PlayTheGame
- ^ [2]
- ^ ConIFA
- ^ "Vasiliou to play in the north". Cyprus Mail. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Değirmenlik Kulübü'nün dün kadrosuna kattığı Demetris Vasiliou, KTFF liglerinde forma giyen ilk Rum futbolcu olacak". Kıbrıs Gazetesi. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Greek Cypriot footballer labelled traitor for joining Turkish Cypriot team". Worldbulletin. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Çevik, İlnur (30 September 2014). "Are Greek Cypriots ready to embrace Turks?". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Stevenson, Peter (6 October 2014). "Soccer-Sport back on the front-line of Cypriot political divide". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ CONIFA 2017 Home Page of CONIFA Euro 2017
- ^ Federation International Football ennis Association Members
- ^ North Cyprus became 6th in 9th World Footballtennis Championship
- ^ 2011 European FootballTennis Championship is in Northern Cyprus
- ^ 11th World Footballtennis Championship
- ^ Golf Today Golf in Northern Cyprus
- ^ F3J Participants
- ^ Eser of North Cyprus is champion in 2011
- ^ Mail Online Daredevil pensioner Peggy McAlpine leaps into the sky aged 104 to become world's oldest paraglider.
- ^ NSRA.co.uk
- ^ GTF Members
- ^ Star North Cyprus to host GTF World Championship in 2013
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ ISKA Official website Welcome new member "North Cyprus" in the ISKA Family
- ^ GTF TRNC
- ^ [5] Northern Cyprus Judo, Hapkido and Kickbox Federation
- ^ LTA British Tennis
- ^ UWW UWW President's note
- ^ North Cyprus became a member of ISSF Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine NC is a member of ISSF.
- ^ World Children's Game Program
