A Kurdish race walker has accused Turkey’s athletics federation of excluding him from an international competition because of his ethnic identity, prompting European Athletics to seek a response from the national governing body, Turkish news outlet Bianet reported Wednesday. Cumali Arslan said he applied to compete in a race-walking event in the southern Turkish city of Antalya on February 22, 2025, but was denied entry despite submitting his re…
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