You can find all the details about İstanbul 5 Days from this website. http://www.ist5days.com

Abdi İpekçi Arena will be temporarily transformed into an Olympic swimming pool.

So that the 13^th European Short Course Swimming Championship will come off perfectly, the Turkish Swimming Federation has planned everything meticulously and continues to work on the details.

Photo by Niyazi Uğur Genca

It is with great excitement that the largest basketball arena in Turkey is will becoming a swimming pool complex for 4 days! — and there is hope that some European and World records will be made here.

Sports media all over the world will be focusing on this event and its results. We are very thankful to our supporters in this demanding, although enjoyable, endeavor.

You can find  everthig about the championship form the official site.
And other details

TICKETS TRANSPORT LEN WEBSITE

Short Course Swimming Championship results are here

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Photo Gallery : Photos by Niyazi Uğur Genca www.niyaziugurgenca.com

The Local Organizing Committee is fully aware of this huge responsibility as giving its complete efforts to the preparations of this biggest and most important sport event which will ever be hosted in Turkey. The works and plans are continuing 7/24 basis to reach the target of hosting the Championship worthy of Turkey and Turkish public’s reputation for this amazing organization which will be hosted in 4 cities where 80 games will be played and followed from all around the world.

Draw of the 2010 FIBA World Championship

Once all 24 teams for the 2010 FIBA World Championship are known, FIBA and the Local Organizing Committee will conduct a draw to determine the composition of the 4 groups of six teams each.

These four groups will play round-robin within their groups during the Preliminary Round of the World Championship.

The draw for the 2010 FIBA World Championship will take place in Istanbul on 15th December 2009. The following teams have been qualified as per date:

Turkey (host) and US.A. (Olympic Champion) as well as Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Greece, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain and Tunisia.”

For other details you can look FIBA.com and turkey2010.fiba.com

The draw was held at the the Ciragan Palace on Tuesday, 15th December and Here are draw results for the groups:
Group A (Kayseri): Serbia, Argentina, Australia, Jordan, Germany, Angola
Group B (Istanbul): Croatia, Brazil, Tunisia, Slovenia, Iran, USA
Group C (Ankara): China, Turkey, Russia, Puerto Rico, Ivory Coast, Greece
Group D (Izmir): Lithuania, Lebanon, France, Spain, Canada, New Zealand

Ali Göreç Tenis Akademisi www.aligorectenis.com

Çamlıca Tenis Kulübü www.clubde-tennis.com

GD Tennis Academy www.gdtennis.com

İstanbul Tenis Kulübü www.istanbulteniskulubu.org.tr

Kemer Golf & Country Club www.kg-cc.com

Levent Tenis Kulübü www.leventteniskulubu.com

Tenis, Eskrim, Dağcılık Spor Kulübü www.tedclub.org.tr

Ferhatbey Binicilik www.ferhatbeybinicilik.com.tr

Galatasaray Equitation Club www.galatasaray.org

Göçmen’s Ranch www.gocmenranch.com

Göllü Binicilik www.gollubinicilik.com

International K9&Horse Club www.k9horseclub.com

Istanbul Atlıspor Kulübü www.istanbulatlisporkulubu.com

Istanbul Equitation Club www.istanbulbinicilik.com

Kemer Golf & Country Club www.kg-cc.com

Uluslararası Binicilik Merkezi www.s-binicilik.com

Sırapınar Country Club www.sirapinarcountryclub.com

A human, competitive and cultural adventure, the Istanbul Europa Race has a wealth of assets to bring to the table.  A public,  comprising amateur sailors and enthusiasts alike, is bound to come out in force to view  the spectacle,  to  witness this  new encounter  between man and  the natural  elements,  at the forefront of which are the waters of the  Mediterranean,  as well as the

Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel. The excellent  line-up of sailors offered,  the original aspect of  the race ports and  the course together  with the public presence,  all go to ensure massive,  international media coverage,  given the infatuation that is prompted by sailing.

The Istanbul Europa Race is  a unique international  project,  managed by the Olay Nautic company.  Well known  around  the sailing  world  and  appreciated  for its  skills  as  an organiser,  Olay Nautic  already manages the Cap Istanbul.

The class IMOCA
The  Istanbul Europa Race  will  be  contended  in  the  IMOCA  class,  an  association  of  open  60  foot monohulls (Open 60′ class).

The  International  Monohull  Open  Class  Association  was founded  in 1991;  it is a member of  ISAF (International Sailing Federation)  in the offshore racing yacht class and groups together  the greatest races,  including  the  Vendée Globe,  the Barcelona World Race,  the  Route du Rhum  as well as  the Transat Jacques Vabre.

In  general  the boats  carry excessive sail area,  they  are light and most  commonly  made of carbon. Able  to reach  speeds  in  excess  of  30 knots,  the  monohulls run  before  the wind,  with  a  hi-tech  structure  guaranteeing  them both speed and endurance,  even in  the most extreme  conditions the sea can throw at them.

An invitation to travel
The  fleet will  set off  from the “gateway to Europe”,  the Eurasian Istanbul;  a town  straddling  the sea, a bridge between two continents, and future European Capital of Culture.

The initial stage in  the Mediterranean journey  will lead the fleet to  Nice;  the pearl of  the Côte d’Azur.

At the end of a short but magical stage,  taking the sailors via the le de Beauté, Barcelona will play host to the competitors. The dynamic Catalan capital is one of the most attractive and most welcoming towns, renowned around the sailing world.

Finally,  the  unmissable  Brest  in France  will  have the honour of  playing  host  to  the fleet,  where  its splendid  site will witness the ‘grande finale’ and  the crowning of the champion,  after over  four weeks of battling and challenges.

For More Please visit http://www.istanbuleuroparace.com/en/race_presentation.asp

Photo by © Jacques Vapillon : http://www.vapillon.com/

Despite it’s huge population and having one of the oldest golf clubs of Europe, Istanbul has only 3 main golf clubs. One of them has 9-hole course, other two have 18-holes. All of them are members of the Turkish Golf Association and organize national and international tournaments.

Istanbul Golf Club:
Istanbul Golf Club is the oldest golf club of Turkey and the 4th oldest in Europe. It has 9-holes course and is popular for the local people and resident foreigners due to its closeness to many of the larger residential areas allowing golfers to play both at lunchtime and evening, it’s located between Yeni Levent and Maslak neighborhoods. The par 65 course holds many clubs and open tournaments and has a very active social section. It has a cozy clubhouse. Golf lessons are also possible.
www.igk.org.tr

Kemer Golf & Country Club:
The Kemer golf club is 30 minutes from the city center, in Kemerburgaz neighborhood near the Belgrade Forest. This 18-hole par 73 championship golf course has been designed in USGA standards taking in all the beauty of the forestry area. The clubhouse and its facilities are excellent. Private golf lessons are also possible. The course is part of a private club but non-members are also welcomed to play for a green fee.
www.kg-cc.com

Klassis Golf & Country Club:
Klassis Golf and Country Club is located at Silivri, just over 1 hour drive from the city center and offers a wide variety of sports, including a hotel in its grounds. It’s the first international PGA standard 18-holes club of Turkey. The par 73 courses have a total of 6.245 meters (6.830 yards) length which are sculptured through the surrounding countryside with good mixture of golf holes. It also has a 9-holes course with par 27 for the amateurs, and golfers may play the course by paying a green fee.
www.klassisgolf.com.tr

Istanbul Cup that is being organized by Garanti Koza Insaat, is one of the two international sports events hosted by Turkey. This year Istanbul Cup will take place at the sport facilities in Yesilköy that Garanti Koza Insaat had started the construction. This year 57 tennis player will play in the Istanbul Cup and the attendance of 4 out of 20 best tennis player on the world has been expected. This year the show matches will take place on the Maiden’s Tower along the Bosphorus Bridge.

This year’s event will take place between 25 July-2 August 2009 in Enka Arena.  The new Enka Arena will have a stadium with a capacity of 3000.

WTA İstanbul Cup 2009 Players List
Vera Zvonareva
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Patty Schnyder
Sara Errani
Aravane Rezai
Anna-lena Groenefeld
Vera Dushevina
Roberta Vinci
Lucie Hradecka
Urszula Radwanska
Jelena Dokic
Yaroslava Shvedova
Viktoriya Kutuzova
Patricia Mayr
Mariya Koryttseva
Olga Govortsova
Tsvetana Pironkova
Galina Voskoboeva
Julia Goerges
Masa Zec Peskiric
Maria Elena Camerin
Karolina Sprem

İstanbul Cup 2009 Draws you can download from here

You may purchase tickets for entry the Sony Ericsson WTA Istanbul Cup 2009 from Biletix.

http://www.istanbulcup.com

In 1978,  the officials were informed that a group of German tourists would visit Istanbul the next year, who run marathons in the countries they visited, the Nile Marathon in Egypt being the most recent race they participated. It was then decided to realise the Eurasia Marathon project.

Having solved the problems with the course and the traffic, the organisers invited the elite Turkish athletes to the event as well. Finally, all preparations were completed and the marathoners whom 34 of them were from the 74-person tourist group gathered at the starting point, 700 meters behind the Bosphorous Bridge on that historical day. Thus, the Bosphorous Bridge witnessed a marathon for the first time in its history, which the runners crossed from Asia to Europe. That was the beginning of an important event. The first Eurasia Marathon was won by Hasan SAYLAN, a Turkish athlete from the city of Zonguldak, in a time of 2:35:39.

Being organized for 30 years, one of the most important features of the Eurasia Marathon is that it aims friendship and peace since day one. The race course changed three times over the years, therefore winning times vary in those periods. Well known athletes such as Ian Thompson and Terry Mitchell participated in the Eurasia Marathon, which also became a testing ground for Turkish athletes, many of whom went on to run at international races.
Date and Time

The Marathon and the 15Km starts together at 09:00am on Sunday, 18th October 2009.

Entry Deadline
Registration is possible until 23:45 GMT on 1st October 2009.

The entry fee for the Marathon;
•30 TL until 31 July 2009
•45 TL from 1 August to 31 August
•60 TL from 1 September to 30 September

For more detail:  http://www.istanbulmarathon.org/en/index.php

Photo by Niyazi Uğur Genca

You can swim between two continents, from Asia to Europe.  The Turkish Olympic Committee is organizing a swimming event on the Bosporus in Istanbul July.  This will not be an easy ride, because the Bosporus’s currents and strength will make the 6.5 km long journey a big challenge.

Photo by Niyazi Uğur Genca

On Sunday, July 19 it will be the 21st time for the international European / Asian swimming event on the Bosporus. The swimming event is a very special happening. Besides the swimming event, there are also rowing and sailing.

Everyone 14 or over can participate in the event. During the first time there were 70 participants at the waterfront. Last year there were as many as 500 (this year 750) people participating.

The recreational game is scheduled between 10.00-13.00. No ships or ferries are allowed on the Bosporus during the swimming.

Contestants who are in the first three places in their categories at the Bosphorus 2009 International Swimming Competions are awarded gold, silver and bronze medals.

www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr