With the support of the top public Institutions, specialty event in This week, Istanbul witnessed the awarding of prizes to entrepreneurs as part of the event of The collaboration aims to encourage innovation in All related fields sports.
organization as part of a protocol Signed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Industry and Technology to promote scientific research, entrepreneurship and scientific awareness among young people, the BIGG Sports Awards ceremony witnessed start-ups with the best sports-directed technology Projects going on extended total financial support of One million Turkish liras (about $53,000).
Addressing the eventMinister of Youth and Sports Muharrem Kasavuglu emphasized this importance of Cooperat in sports technology.
“just us in All other areas, we must attach special Importance to us technology-based enterprises and domestic production in sports Kasapoglu said.
For his part, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank announced they will soon a new Initiative for sports technologies Inside the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye’s (TÜBITAK) BIGG Sports program.
Varank also suggested that the upper limit of the support in the next Release of the program It is increased to 450.000 TL and for the amount extended To the winning companies up to 300,000 TL, up From 200.000 TL, a call which was supported by Kasapoğlu.
7 categories and 84 startups
the competition Saw 84 technology Start applying for Categories that included increased and virtual reality Applications in sports technologyArtificial intelligence applications in sportswearable technologies in individual sports and team follow- Systems analysis, training, rehabilitation and health technologies in sportsnationalization of imported sports equipment and prosthetics/prostheses technologies in sports.
Hasan Mandal also spoke at the ceremony. head of TBITAK said: “Through the BIGG Sports Awards competition, we aim to develop innovative approaches in All areas related to sports and support Technology initiatives and awareness raising of sports technologies. “
Inspired by national Athlete
One of the award- Filament Technology awarded companies developed Carbon fiber reinforced composite prosthetic foot for short-distance Runners, which it was inspired by national Athlete Nur Allah Kart expensive purchase of Similar product from abroad.
“We have started with The idea of Personal development and production more An affordable prosthetic foot in Turkey in Shorter timeframes. We are an established company with the support of TÜBITAK “company director,” said Mert Tezcan.
Domestic bow to the Olympic champion
Recep Demirkan manager of Navik Sportive, who produced the domestic bow used by Olympic champion Mitty Gazoz, said: “The bow used by Mitty Gazoz at the Olympics was a project Supported by KOSGEB and We built on that project. It project who achieved various Successes in european, world and Turkish championships.
“I am also a former national Athlete. We have started this business Because of the difficulties that we have been facingand us team is ours national teamwe team of about 45 people. Pride cannot be described of This,” Demirkan noted.
Statistical solution for golfers
Ayşe Yilmaz from Rapsodo Yazılım, who won award for Mobile bullet tracking technology for Golf,” they said they ran out project To improve the process of golfers abilities.
“In the mobile application, data from device calculates and location where is the ball may fall in the real world displayed on Map and video. So player They can see their shots statistics. Therefore, they can recognize their weakness points And practice more on He said “Ygit Seven” from the same company.
Technique for football players
Sensiball VR developed a technology that allows the test of football playersperceptual skills Provides training based recommendations on The player’s weaknesses in the virtual environment.
We have a patent technology that have the power to make it us leading comapany in the world. This is amazing technology also allows the football player To feel the point that ball touches in a virtual environment with tactile feedback. In this context, we can test football players Cognitive, technical and neuropsychological skills and provide appropriate training recommendations using Our scientific scenarios developedmember of Ali Onur Jarrah, the company said.
