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Volume 7, Number 12
4 December 2000






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Bilkent Players Meet Badminton Challenge
Occasionally, when newcomers watch a badminton match, they come away with the illusion that it's an easy sport and that all you have to do is smack the shuttle across the net. But playing the game is actually very strenuous! It requires 100 percent alertness and you need to be exceptionally quick on the rebound. Actually badminton is a game much like tennis. Both are played with similarly shaped rackets and with the same objective in mind. But badminton rackets are much lighter than their counterparts in tennis, and a shuttle with a rubber cork on its end replaces the tennis ball. Good badminton players need both agility and skill and it is a game that is graceful as well as energetic.

Every Friday and Saturday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Bilkent's Main Campus Sports Center, badminton is a regular feature and played with great enthusiasm. Badminton classes are open to both students and academic staff, so drop by and take part in the fun of learning to play. You won't be disappointed and you're sure to be challenged by this truly exciting game.

For further information contact the Bilkent Sports Center at ext. 2262.

Saquib Saleem (MAN/IV)

On Saturday, November 25, a special badminton tournament was held at the Main Campus Sports Center in celebration of the 77th Anniversary of our Republic. Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, the event attracted 20 participants (students and faculty) who played a total of 70 games! Congratulations to both winners and players. A special thank you goes to coach, İrfan Yıldırım, whose time and effort helped to make the event a great success.
The winners were:

Ladies' Singles

1. Oya Cingöz
2. Hidayet HalilbeyoÛlu

Men' Singles

1. Murat Müftü
2. Özkan Çakırlar

Ladies' Doubles

1. Hidayet Halilbeyoğlu - Dilek Copur
2. Oya Cingöz - Demet Ügüt

Men' Doubles

1. Özkan Çakırlar - Mansoor Naseer
2. Murat Müftü - Saquib Saleem

Mixed Doubles

1. Nurhan Turgut - Özkan Çakırlar
2. Oya Cingöz - Mansoor Naseer

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