24th Dr. Fazıl Küçük Sports Games to Be Held on November 6 and 7 at Lefkoşa Atatürk Sports Complex

A press conference to promote the games was held at the KT Sports Writers Association. Sports Department Director Ersan Karataş said they were excited and happy to organize games that will showcase the unifying power of sport. Karataş said they aim to increase young people's participation in sports activities and to develop sports culture. Wishing the games a productive and successful run for the athletes, Karataş invited the sports community and the public to attend.

Mehmet Küçük, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dr. Fazıl Küçük Foundation, said that considerable progress has been made thanks to past experience. Küçük said that the organization, with 1200 young people and 9 federations taking part, points to a record. He added that the lack of participation from abroad created a sense of regret. He stressed that international participation is important for introducing Dr. Fazıl Küçük and the TRNC to foreign children and for young people to bond with one another. He reiterated the call for international participation in the coming years.

Küçük thanked the Sports Department and the Prime Ministry for the organization. Representatives of the handball, weightlifting and bodybuilding fitness, football, tennis, water sports, athletics and basketball federations then took the floor and explained their roles in the event. The press conference ended with the screening of the Dr. Fazıl Küçük Sports Games video.