Before the London Olympics hit our screens, we, the spectators,
have to get past Euro 2012, the Tour de France and Wimbledon first. The
athletes hoping to win a medal at the Games have been working towards
hitting their peak physical and mental condition for months even years.
To make sure they hit this peak they don’t just train and discuss
tactics, they also make sure that the energy going into their bodies is
the right kind of energy. This is a little peek into the diets of some
Turkish Olympians.
1Turkish
Taekwondo fighter and Olympic hopeful Bahri Tanrikulu, 32, poses in
front of his daily meal intake in
Ankara May 24, 2012. Tanrikulu is a
three-time world champion and an Olympic silver medallist. Tanrikulu has
his heart set on a gold medal at the London Olympics. He supplements
his daily diet of 3000 kcal with ergogenic
aids and multivitamins.
Picture taken May 24, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
2The
daily meal intake of Turkish Taekwondo fighter and Olympic hopeful
Bahri Tanrikulu, 32, is pictured in
Ankara May 24, 2012. Tanrikulu is a
three-time world champion and an Olympic silver medallist. Tanrikulu
has
his heart set on a gold medal at the London Olympics. He supplements
his daily diet of 3000 kcal with
ergogenic aids and multivitamins.
Picture taken May 24, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
3Turkish
Taekwondo fighter and Olympic hopeful Bahri Tanrikulu, 32, poses for a
picture in Ankara May 24,
2012. Tanrikulu is a three-time world champion
and an Olympic silver medallist. Tanrikulu has his heart set
on a gold
medal at the London Olympics. He supplements his daily diet of 3000 kcal
with ergogenic aids and
multivitamins. Picture taken May 24, 2012.
REUTERS/Umit Bektas
4Turkish
Taekwondo fighter and Olympic hopeful Bahri Tanrikulu, 32, poses for a
picture in Ankara May 24,
2012. Tanrikulu is a three-time world champion
and an Olympic silver medallist. Tanrikulu has his heart set on
a gold
medal at the London Olympics. He supplements his daily diet of 3000 kcal
with ergogenic aids and
multivitamins. Picture taken May 24, 2012.
REUTERS/Umit Bektas
5Turkish
wrestler and Olympic hopeful Elif Jale Yesilirmak, 26, poses in front
of her daily meal intake in Ankara
May 29, 2012. Yesilirmak sticks to a
3000 kcal-a-day diet. Instead of red meat I generally eat salmon. I
believe
fish is more healthy and nutritious. And also, lots of water. I
drink a minimum of five litres of water every day,
she says. Picture
taken May 29, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
6The
daily food intake of Turkish wrestler and Olympic hopeful Elif Jale
Yesilirmak, 26, is pictured in Ankara
May 29, 2012. Yesilirmak sticks to
a 3000 kcal-a-day diet. Instead of red meat, I generally eat salmon. I
believe fish is more healthy and nutritious. And also, lots of water. I
drink a minimum of five litres of water
every day, she says. Picture
taken May 29, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
7Turkish
wrestler and Olympic hopeful Elif Jale Yesilirmak, 26, poses for a
picture in Ankara May 29, 2012.
Yesilirmak sticks to a 3000 kcal-a-day
diet. Instead of red meat I generally eat salmon. I believe fish is more
healthy and nutritious. And also, lots of water. I drink a minimum of
five litres of water every day, she says.
Picture taken May 29, 2012.
REUTERS/Umit Bektas
8Turkish
wrestler and Olympic hopeful Elif Jale Yesilirmak, 26, poses for a
picture in Ankara May 29, 2012.
Yesilirmak sticks to a 3000 kcal-a-day
diet. Instead of red meat I generally eat salmon. I believe fish is more
healthy and nutritious. And also, lots of water. I drink a minimum of
five litres of water every day, she says.
Picture taken May 29, 2012.
REUTERS/Umit Bektas
9Turkish
javelin thrower and Olympic hopeful Fatih Avan, 23, poses in front of
his daily meal intake in Ankara
May 29, 2012. Avan made the world's
second best throw of 2012 but the Olympic Games have a special place
in
his heart. I may have become an elite athlete with my good performances
but I can only be a great athlete if I
can win an Olympic medal, he
says. Avan complements his rigorous training schedule with a nutritional
programme which gives him a daily intake of 3500 kcal. His diet is
mainly protein-based. A good diet is
essential for power. A correct and
consistent diet proves its value in my training, he says. Picture taken
May
29, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
10The
daily meal intake of Turkish javelin thrower and Olympic hopeful Fatih
Avan, 23, is pictured in Ankara
May 29, 2012. Avan made the world's
second best throw of 2012 but the Olympic Games have a special place
in
his heart. I may have become an elite athlete with my good performances
but I can only be a great athlete if I
can win an Olympic medal, he
says. Avan complements his rigorous training schedule with a nutritional
programme which gives him a daily intake of 3500 kcal. His diet is
mainly protein-based. A good diet is
essential for power. A correct and
consistent diet proves its value in my training, he says. Picture taken
May
29, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
11Turkish
javelin thrower and Olympic hopeful Fatih Avan, 23, poses for a picture
in Ankara May 29, 2012.
Avan made the world's second best throw of 2012
but the Olympic Games have a special place in his heart.
I may have
become an elite athlete with my good performances but I can only be a
great athlete if I can win
an Olympic medal, he says. Avan complements
his rigorous training schedule with a nutritional programme
which gives
him a daily intake of 3500 kcal. His diet is mainly protein-based. A
good diet is essential for power.
A correct and consistent diet proves
its value in my training, he says. Picture taken May 29, 2012.
12Turkish
javelin thrower and Olympic hopeful Fatih Avan, 23, poses for a picture
in Ankara May 29, 2012.
Avan made the world's second best throw of 2012
but the Olympic Games have a special place in his heart.
I may have
become an elite athlete with my good performances but I can only be a
great athlete if I can win an
Olympic medal, he says. Avan complements
his rigorous training schedule with a nutritional programme which
gives
him a daily intake of 3500 kcal. His diet is mainly protein-based. A
good diet is essential for power. A
correct and consistent diet proves
its value in my training, he says. Picture taken May 29, 2012.
13Turkish
800-metre runner and Olympic hopeful Merve Aydin, 22, poses in front of
her daily meal intake in
Ankara May 23, 2012. Aydin will run at the
Olympics for the first time this year. Her daily intake is 3000 kcal
.
Although she is rigorously training for the Games, she remains guarded
on the outcome. It is more important for
me to realise my true potential
and limitations. And do the best I can. I work hard and keep a careful
diet, she
says. Picture taken May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
14The
daily meal intake of Turkish 800-metre runner and Olympic hopeful Merve
Aydin, 22, is pictured in
Ankara May 23, 2012. Aydin will run at the
Olympics for the first time this year. Her daily intake is 3000 kcal.
Although she is rigorously training for the Games, she remains guarded
on the outcome. It is more important for
me to realise my true potential
and limitations. And do the best I can. I work hard and keep a careful
diet, she
says. Picture taken May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
15Turkish
800-metre runner and Olympic hopeful Merve Aydin, 22, poses for a
picture in Ankara May 23,
2012. Aydin will run at the Olympics for the
first time this year. Her daily intake is 3000 kcal. Although she is
rigorously training for the Games, she remains guarded on the outcome.
It is more important for me to realise
my true potential and
limitations. And do the best I can. I work hard and keep a careful diet,
she says.
Picture taken May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
16Turkish
800-metre runner and Olympic hopeful Merve Aydin, 22, poses for a
picture in Ankara May 23,
2012. Aydin will run at the Olympics for the
first time this year. Her daily intake is 3000 kcal. Although she is
rigorously training for the Games, she remains guarded on the outcome.
It is more important for me to realise
my true potential and
limitations. And do the best I can. I work hard and keep a careful diet,
she says. Picture
taken May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
17Turkish
weightlifter and Olympic hopeful Mete Binay, 27, poses in front of his
daily meal intake in Ankara
May 29, 2012. Binay is a world champion
weightlifter and his daily diet is 3500 kcal. He drinks at last two
glasses of milk every night. His diet is largely composed of red meat.
He consumes plenty of sweet desserts
everyday and takes care never to
miss a full breakfast. Binay is also keen on organic food. Shortly
before
competitions he begins to supplement his diet with ergogenic aids
and vitamin pills. Picture taken May 29,
2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
18The
daily food intake of Turkish weightlifter and Olympic hopeful Mete
Binay, 27, is pictured in Ankara May
29, 2012. Binay is a world champion
weightlifter and his daily diet is 3500 kcal. He drinks at last two
glasses
of milk every night. His diet is largely composed of red meat.
He consumes plenty of sweet desserts everyday
and takes care never to
miss a full breakfast. Binay is also keen on organic food. Shortly
before competitions
he begins to supplement his diet with ergogenic aids
and vitamin pills. Picture taken May 29, 2012.
19Turkish
weightlifter and Olympic hopeful Mete Binay, 27, poses in Ankara May
29, 2012. Binay is a world
champion weightlifter and his daily diet is
3500 kcal. He drinks at last two glasses of milk every night. His diet
is largely composed of red meat. He consumes plenty of sweet desserts
everyday and takes care never to miss
a full breakfast. Binay is also
keen on organic food. Shortly before competitions he begins to
supplement his
diet with ergogenic aids and vitamin pills. Picture taken
May 29, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
20Turkish
weightlifter and Olympic hopeful Mete Binay, 27, poses in Ankara May
29, 2012. Binay is a world
champion weightlifter and his daily diet is
3500 kcal. He drinks at last two glasses of milk every night. His diet
is largely composed of red meat. He consumes plenty of sweet desserts
everyday and takes care never to miss
a full breakfast. Binay is also
keen on organic food. Shortly before competitions he begins to
supplement his
diet with ergogenic aids and vitamin pills. Picture taken
May 29, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
21Turkish
Taekwondo fighter and Olympic hopeful Nur Tatar, 20, poses in front of
her daily food intake in
Ankara May 24, 2012. Tatar is preparing to
compete for Turkey in the London 2012 Olympic Games. This is
her first
time competing in the Olympics and she is on a strict diet to shed
several pounds to reach the exact
weight category in which she will
fight. She has reduced her daily calorie intake to 1500 kcal. Picture
taken
May 24, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
22The
daily food intake of Turkish Taekwondo fighter and Olympic hopeful Nur
Tatar, 20, is pictured in Ankara
May 24, 2012. Tatar is preparing to
compete for Turkey in the London 2012 Olympic Games. This is her first
time competing in the Olympics and she is on a strict diet to shed
several pounds to reach the exact weight
category in which she will
fight. She has reduced her daily calorie intake to 1500 kcal. Picture
taken May 24,
2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
23Turkish
Taekwondo fighter and Olympic hopeful Nur Tatar, 20, poses in Ankara
May 24, 2012. Tatar is
preparing to compete for Turkey in the London
2012 Olympic Games. This is her first time competing in the
Olympics and
she is on a strict diet to shed several pounds to reach the exact
weight category in which she
will fight. She has reduced her daily
calorie intake to 1500 kcal. Picture taken May 24, 2012.
24Turkish
Taekwondo fighter and Olympic hopeful Nur Tatar, 20, poses in Ankara
May 24, 2012. Tatar is
preparing to compete for Turkey in the London
2012 Olympic Games. This is her first time competing in the
Olympics and
she is on a strict diet to shed several pounds to reach the exact
weight category in which she
will fight. She has reduced her daily
calorie intake to 1500 kcal. Picture taken May 24, 2012.
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