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The National Basketball Team with Down Syndrome came second in the 2nd World Sports Games for People with Down Syndrome (Trisome Games), losing to Italy in the final.
The national team, which finished the first period ahead 5-3 in the match played at Antalya Sports Hall, entered the halftime trailing 7-9.
The crescent-star team, which closed the third quarter behind by 2 points, 10-12, left the match losing 17-18.
Following this result, Italy finished the tournament as champion, while Turkey came second and Hungary came third.
Making a statement to journalists at the end of the match, Birol Aydın, President of the Turkish Special Athletes Sports Federation, said, "We were defeated, but we played very well, we were unlucky. Brotherhood won here. Italy is a more experienced team, we are a newly established team, and it is a great thing for a newly established team to play in the final. "We were content with second place today, but you will see that this team will also become world champions," he said.