Aysel Önder

Aysel Önder (born 24 June 2005) is a Turkish Paralympian athlete. She has many world indoor and European champion titles, and is holder of several world, Paralympics and European records. She competes in the T20 disability class sprint event of 400 m.

Early years in sport As Önder was 13 years of age, she played football. Her physical education teacher took her one day to an athletics competition with, where she came first in her first race. Later, she was taken to cross country running competitions. She attracted the attention of the athletics coach Damla Tan, who contacted her parents to persuade her to switch over to athletics. As she was more interested in football playing, she practized both sports together for about one or one and half years together. Finally, chose athletics. She plays sometimes football as a hobby, together with her brothers.