Emine Arslan is a world, Islamic Solidarity Games and European Games kickboxing champion.
12 Facts About Emine Arslan
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Emine Arslan smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, and coughed up dust due to the conditions in her workplace.
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Emine Arslan soon realized that kickboxing was very different from what she had thought.
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Emine Arslan exercised three days a week, and made great progress as a sportswoman in the first four months.
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Emine Arslan won the silver medal at the 2016 European Championship in Maribor in Slovenia, and the gold medal at the 2019 World Seniors Kickboxing Championship in Antalya in Turkey.
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Emine Arslan's brother was born a year later and her sister two years later.
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Emine Arslan lived for a year with her mother before she returned to her father due to her mother's indifference.
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Emine Arslan dropped out of school after her primary education.
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Emine Arslan's father had to quit work after he was diagnosed with lung cancer and he died in 2007.
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Emine Arslan was fired from her workplace when she asked for permission to attend a national preparation camp for kickboxing.
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Emine Arslan found work as a secretary at the district municipality's youth center, after she won the silver medal at the European Championship in 2016.
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Emine Arslan completed her secondary education using distance learning and she earned extra money by coaching groups of women in kickboxing.