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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.
Billiards
- Billiards Federation of North Cyprus (BFNC) is a member of the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF).[3] 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.[4] The country, North Cyprus, is also a member of Union Mondial de Billard.[5]
- 2014 Dynamic Billard European Championships (with 32 participating countries) was hosted by Northern Cyprus.[6]
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.[7]
Darts
- The team of Northern Cyprus Darts Federation became third in darts championship in Spain.[8]
EasyKart
- EasyKart Federation of North Cyprus is a member of the International EasyKart Federation.[9] 2008: Zeka Özteknik became International Easykart champion in 125cc.[10]
Football
Main article: Football in Northern Cyprus
- 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.[11][12]
- Northern Cyprus is a member of Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA).[13]
- 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).[14][15] Greek Cypriot nationalists labelled him a "traitor" and surrounded his home, preventing him from attending his first match with the team.[16][17] Vasiliou said he received death threats. He also lost his job as youth coach of Omonia Aradippou.[18]
- Northern Cyprus is ranked 105th on the World Football Elo Ratings.[19]
FootballTennis
- FootballTennis Association of North Cyprus is a member of the Federation International FootballTennis Association.[20] Northern Cyprus placed 6th in the 9th World Footballtennis Championship[21]
- The 2011 European FootballTennis Championship was hosted by Northern Cyprus.[22]
- The 2014 World FootballTennis Championship was hosted by Northern Cyprus in 19-24 October.[23]
Gymnastic
- Turkish Cypriot Gymnastic Federation administers the related activities in the country.
Model Plane
- Model Plane: North Cyprus participates F3J Eurotour league.[24] Eser Kismir became champion in Interglide F3J 2011.[25]
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 2,400ft peak.[26]
Shooting
- Shooting: TRNC Shooting Federation participated in Airgun Championships 2011 in Bisley, UK and the team became 2nd.[27]
Taekwon-do, Judo, Hapkido, Kickboxing, Budo Martialarts
- Federation of North Cyprus is a member of Global Taekwon-do Federation (GTF).[28][29]
- The 9th GTF World Championship in 2013 was hosted by North Cyprus.[30]
- The headquarters of "Eurasia Taekwondo Federations Union" is in Kyrenia of Northern Cyprus.[31][32]
- Judo, Hapkido and Kickboxing federation of Northern Cyprus became a member of International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) in 2011.[33]
- 14th Euro-Asia Taekwon-Do Championships and First World Budo Martialarts Championships will be organized in Northern Cyprus in 2014.[34]
Tennis
- Eliz Maloney Yorganci from Tennis Federation of Northern Cyprus became champion in the 2014 UK Masters 14U Tennis Tournament.[35]
Volleyball
- Volleyball Federation of Northern Cyprus administers a league in the country.
Wrestling
- Wrestling: Northern Cyprus is a member of International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).[36]
- On 18 May 2010 Northern Cyprus became a member of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF).[37] Northern Cyprus participated in the First World Children's Games in 2011.[38]
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.
- ↑ European Pocket Billiard Federation's Members Billiard Federation of North Cyprus (BFNC) is a member of European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF)
- ↑ 2010 European Billiard Championship Scoreboard
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ PlayTheGame
- ↑
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ World Football ELO Ratings 27 October 2014
- ↑ Federation International Football ennis Association's Members North Cyprus is a member of Federation International FootballTennis Association (FIFTA)
- ↑ North Cyprus became 6th in 9th World Footballtennis Championship
- ↑ 2011 European FootballTennis Championship is in Northern Cyprus
- ↑ 11th World Footballtennis Championship
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The official website of the Global Taekwon-Do Federation North Cyprus is a member of Global Taekwon-Do Federation
- ↑ "Members of GTF". Web.mac.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ↑ Star North Cyprus to host GTF World Championship in 2013
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ ISKA Official website Welcome new member "North Cyprus" in the ISKA Family
- ↑ GTF TRNC
- ↑ LTA British Tennis
- ↑ FILA Official Website Northern Cyprus is a member
- ↑ North Cyprus became a member of ISSF NC is a member of ISSF.
- ↑ World Children's Game Program
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