Nazmiye Muratli

Started: She began powerlifting in 2005 in Konya, Turkiye. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019) Reason: A friend introduced her to the sport. She found it too intense at first and gave up, but returned shortly afterwards and has not stopped training and competing since. "My mother said to me, 'Don't be afraid of the weight'. Now I am not afraid of it. The weight is afraid of me." (milliyet.com.tr, 11 Apr 2017; paralympic.org, 02 Apr 2013) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (elipshaber.com, 25 Oct 2023) Awards: She received a Sporting Achievement award from Meram Belediye Spor Kulubu [the Meram Municipality Sports Club] in Konya, Turkiye, in recognition of her performances in 2016. (meram.bel.tr, 04 Feb 2017) She was named the 2014 Sportsperson of the Year at the Okan University Sport Awards in Istanbul, Turkiye, and the 2014 Physically Impaired Athlete of the Year by the Konya Amateur Sports Clubs Federation. (stargundem.com, 17 Mar 2015; gazetea24.com, 17 Oct 2014) She was flag bearer for Turkiye at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (tmpk.org.tr, 2012) A sports facility has been named after her in Meram, Turkiye. (trtspor.com.tr, 08 Nov 2012)