Sports

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Health

Aksu Science High School

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What is Sport ?

• An activity that involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
• Example of : Chess, Football, Badminton, Table Tennis etc.

Different Types Of Sports.

• Indoor Sports : The games which are played inside a room are called indoor sports. Such as Chess, Snooker, Table Tennis
• Outdoor Sports : The games which are played outside such as in grounds are called as outdoor sports. Example: Football, Lawn Tennis, Rugby

Classification Of Sports

Sports can be classified on the basics of:

• Physical Sports : An athletic activity requiring skill or physical powers and often of competitive nature are called physical sports.

How Physical Sports Affect Our Health ?

• As we said on the previous page Physical sports uses your physical power and burns your calories and also controls your weight.
• Physical sports improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system, placing a lower strain on the hearth and increases an athlete’s energy level while improving the quality of sleep.
• It also provides protection from diseases such as COVID-19

Mental Sports

• A mind sport is a game of skill where the mental component is more significant than the physical.
• Example of : Chess, Archery, Sudoku, Checkers
• Benefits Of Mental Sports
• Improves mood
• Improves concentration
• Sharpens focus
• Reduce stress

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Health Benefits Of Sports

• Increases strength and stamina
• Better Body Shape
• Lowers risk of certain types of cancer.
• Control cholesterol
• Reduced blood pressure. Physical activity keeps your heart and blood vessels healthy, helping to prevent hypertension.

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Popular Sports In Turkey

Football

Football is the most passionate sport in Turkey. There is a perfect competition between Turkish clubs and it was actually better at 2000s and Turkish supporters are crazy about football.

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And This is most successful moment for Turkish Football

Galatasaray Football Club won the UEFA Cup in 2000

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Basketball

The competition continues on basketball as well and actually Turkish basketball clubs are better at basketball than football but football is getting more attention from fans

Those are most successful moment for Turkish Basketball

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Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahçe Basketball Clubs won The Euroleague

Archery

Archery is our traditional sport since Middle Asian Turks and it still continues as started

Mete Gazoz The 2020 Tokyo Olympics archery Gold Medal Winner

Wrestling

Turks got too many gold medals in wrestling. The sport that the Turks are best at is wrestling.

Oil Wrestling

Oil wrestling also called grease wrestling, is a traditional Turkish sport, involving participants who wrestle while covered in oil. Competitions are held in "Proving Grounds." Since oiling the wrestlers' bodies makes it harder to grab each other, this sport requires great strength and mastery.

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Volleyball

The team is one of the most successful national sports teams in the country and is nicknamed “Filenin Sultanları”. It is ranked 4th in the FIVB World Rankings as of August, 2021. It was the bronze medallist in both 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship and 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.

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Thank you for your attention

Galipcan Özkan

Yusuf Alper Çakmak