Nevin YAnıt Avrupa Şampiyonu
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Nevin Yanit Europe Champion
08/06/2010 00:00:00
Not only did Turkey's Nevin Yanıt dream of a women's 100-meterhurdlesvictory come true at the European Championships on Saturday, allsignsseemed to point to it, too.
Yanıt won her first major gold with a Turkish-bestsprintof 12.63 seconds, which is the same number of her hotel room and the last fourdigitsof her mobile phone number — "It's likeomen," she said.
"I cannot believe what happened — it is crazy," she said. "In 2006 in Goteborg [Sweden], I dreamt about a gold medal and tonight I am European champion."
It was Yanıt's first time at the European championships, and shethrewherself onto the ground injoyafter her winning race. The crowdcheeredher on with a longovationwhile she made a victory lap around the track,drapedin the Turkish flag.
Speaking to Turkish journalists after the race, Yanıt described her feeling of victory: "It's like I've gone crazy -- it is truly a great, great happiness. This is what I wanted, this was my dream. You might not believe me, but I had even written down 12:63 . When I got out on the track, I told myself, 'You're going to do this'.'
Nevin YAnıt Avrupa Şampiyonu - Nevin Yanit Europe Champion
Not only did Turkey's Nevin Yanıt dream of a women's 100-meterhurdlesvictory come true at the European Championships on Saturday, allsignsseemed to point to it, too.
Yanıt won her first major gold with a Turkish-bestsprintof 12.63 seconds, which is the same number of her hotel room and the last fourdigitsof her mobile phone number — "It's likeomen," she said.
"I cannot believe what happened — it is crazy," she said. "In 2006 in Goteborg [Sweden], I dreamt about a gold medal and tonight I am European champion."
It was Yanıt's first time at the European championships, and shethrewherself onto the ground injoyafter her winning race. The crowdcheeredher on with a longovationwhile she made a victory lap around the track,drapedin the Turkish flag.
Speaking to Turkish journalists after the race, Yanıt described her feeling of victory: "It's like I've gone crazy -- it is truly a great, great happiness. This is what I wanted, this was my dream. You might not believe me, but I had even written down 12:63. When I got out on the track, I told myself, 'You're going to do this'.'