National skiers went to camp in Kars

National skiers entered the camp in Kars: The Cross-country Skiing National Team started training with a team of 31 people in Cıbıltepe Ski Center in Sarıkamış district of Kars.

Skiing National Team entered the camp with a team of 31 people in Cıbıltepe Ski Center in Sarıkamış district.

Turkey in the framework of the program prepared by the Ski Federation, the national team from the ski center, began training.

The National Ski Running Team, which carries out technical and condition training in the forest area at an altitude of 2 meters in Cıbıltepe Ski Center, will compete in the European, Balkan and world championships to be held in various countries in 500.

In the camp, which will continue until January 1, there are 10 female and 16 male athletes in the categories of stars, youth and adults, as well as 4 national team trainers and a coordinator.

Total 31 team, 4 hours a day by training, continues preparations.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA), one of the national team coaches, Harun Akyol said that all conditions are ideal for camping in Sarıkamış.

Cibiltepe facilities in the camps, Akyol stated that Turkey Ski Federation President Erol Benefits provides, "We will convey to the competition will be held in the coming months given their support to take us back. The situation of our team is very good, we will carry this young team forward. We have goals for 2018. We will continue raising the bar. We make great efforts with our trainers and our athletes, ”he said.

One of the athletes, Savaş Ateş, emphasized that he has been fighting for the championship in the national team for about six years, and stated that they had a beautiful camp in the high altitude, crystal snow and scotch pine forests in Sarıkamış.