The congress presidency election was well attended as Sezer
Huysuz became the head of Turkish Judo for next four years. There were two other
candidates for presidency as Fatih Uysal, existing president since 2008, decided
not to continue his duty.
One of the candidates was Sezer Huysuz, worldwide known
Turkish judoka, who represent Turkey at the Olympics in 2008 and 2012. The
other candidate was Muhammet Celik, who took active duties in Turkish
Federation’s committees in national and international roles.
A total of 250 commissioners of Turkish judo voted for two
candidates and there were 248 valid votes in total. Sezer Huysuz was the winner
of close contest with 125 votes, as 123 commissioners voted for Muhammet Celik.
Both candidates congratulate each other and thanked to the
all commissioners.
Sezer Huysuz, new president of Turkish Judo Federation, made
a short speech after election and gave a souvenir to former president Fatih
Uysal due to his hard work for Turkish judo since 2008.