From 15/11/2023 to 23/11/2023 the World Youth Championship takes place in Guadaljara, Mexico. Albania was represented by the elite athlete Ertjan Kofsha, who made Albania proud with the gold medal in the breakaway style with 159 kg in the 89 kg category. He reached 186 kg in the push style and 345 kg in total…
During the month of October, from October 15-25, 2022, the FA organized in the city of Durrës near the “Ramazan Njala” Sports Palace, the European Championship for youth and U23. More than 600 people from 38 European countries came to Albania, of which 400 were athletes, while the rest were officials and delegates of various…
From 04/12/2023 to 10/12/2023 Grand Prix II took place in Qatar where Albania was represented by Briken Calja and Erkand Qerimaj. Briken Calja reached third place with a bronze medal in the breakaway style with 155 kg, while Erkand Qerimaj was fourth in the breakaway and push with 336 kg in total.
On September 4-17, 2023, the Adult World Championship took place, qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. More than 700 athletes from all over the world take part in the championship. Shqiperia was represented by two elite weightlifting athletes, Erkand Qerimaj and Briken Calja, who competed in the 81kg category and had…
On August 4, 2023, near the weightlifting gym in the Olympic Corps, Tirana, the Republic Cup for Adults took place. This activity was organized before the World Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games “Paris 2024”. Also, the athletes who will participate in the world championship perform doping tests after…
In the U20-U23 European Championship that took place in Bucharest, Romania, 4 athletes of the Albanian national team, Enkileda Carja, Ertjan Kofsha, Sajmir Lagja and Samoel Rrasa, took part. On 28.07.2023, Enkileda Carja competed in the 59KG weight, ranking sixth in Europe with 187KG in total in the doubles, breaking a European record for U15.…
Two athletes from the Albanian national team, Enkileda Carja and Samoel Rrasa, took part in the U15-U17 European Championship that took place in Chisinau, Moldova. Enkileda Carja competed in the weight 59 KG, being the first and managed to win 3 gold medals in the breakaway style with 84 KG, in the push style 100…
On June 29, 2023 in Tirana, near the Olympic Park gym, the Republic Cup for Young People “Gudar Beqiraj” took place. 54 athletes from all weightlifting clubs and associations took part in the championship. During this activity, an exceptional participation was observed from athletes who have just started their journey in the sport of weightlifting,…
From June 8-18, 2023, the Grand Prix took place in Havana, Cuba, where it was a qualifying championship for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The athlete who participated in the competition was Erkand Qerimaj. The coaches were Artur Lagja and Dritan Shpata. Also in Havana, the meeting of the Executive Board of the World Weightlifting…
From May 11-20, 2023, the African Weightlifting Championship took place in Tunisia, attended by the President of the FASF, Mr. Elez Gjoza at the invitation of the President of the African Weightlifting Federation Mr. Khaled Melhalel to talk about the international activities that the Albanian Weightlifting Federation wants to organize.