Cahide Eke

Eke started performing para judo at the age of 15 when she met a judo coach during the opening ceremony of her high school. After two-month training, she took part at the Turkish Championships, and became winner.^[2] She was then admitted to the national team.

She is a member of her local club Karaman GSK,^[3][4] and competes in the 48 kg J2 division. She has five Turkish champion titles.^[2]

In April 2018, she competed in the -48 kg division at the IBSA Judo World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, and in September, at the IBSA Judo World Cup in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. She secured 5th place in both tournaments.^[5][6] In December, Eke made history as the first blind Turkish judoka to face sighted opponents in a local competition in 2018.^[7][8]

On May 13, 2019, she participated in the -52 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Baku, and placed 7th.^[9] In September of the same year, she achieved 5th place in the -52 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Tashkent.^[10]

In July 2019, she competed in the -52 kg event at the IBSA European Judo Championships in Genova, Italy, and took the fifth place.^[2][11]

In 2022, Eke competed in the -48 kg event at the IBSA World Championships in Baku, finishing in 5th place.^[12] The following year, she took part in the same event at the IBSA World Championships in Birmingham, England, where she achieved 5th place once again.^[13] In 2023, she also participated in the -48 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku, and placed 5th.^[14]

In February 2024, she won the bronze medal at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Germany in Heidelberg.^[2][15] For the Paralympics, she exercised at the Olympics Preparation Center in Kastamonu.^[2] She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France, and won a bronze medal in the women's 48 kg J2 event.^[1][16]

Cahide Eke was born on 25 January 2000.^[16] She lives in Karaman, Turkey.^[8]

She is visual impaired at 90% visual acuity loss, almost blind, due to congenital albinism.^[2]