İsmail Baran Özdemir, a student of the Sports Management Department of the Faculty of Sports Sciences of KAEU, won the second place in the World Cup Combat Sports at the FISU (International University Sports Federation) held in Samsun.

Our athlete İsmail Baran Özdemir, who competed in the Muay Thai Senior Men 67 kg Class A category, won the silver medal and came second in the world. While 62 universities from 16 countries participated in the World University Sports Championship held in Samsun on September 21-28, 2022, the national team won a total of 29 medals, 7 gold, 7 silver, and 15 bronze, among 16 countries and won the world championship as a team. Rector of KAEU Prof Dr. Vatan Karakaya wished our athlete İsmail Baran Özdemir success and congratulated his trainers for their efforts.