Achilles Gjakova: Special Feeling of Beating the Olympic Champion

Kosovo Juditti, Akil Gjakova, the Olympic champion Lasha Shavdatwasvillei at Paris's Grand Slam to mark a historic victory yesterday.

In an interview with IJF Gjakova, he found out how it feels to defeat the Olympic champion and the emotions he experienced in this Grand Slam.

Gjakova, who competes in the 73kg category, says that this medal motivates him to continue with work and achieve other major successes in the future.

It's a very good feeling to win Grand Slam, that's my first and it's gold. I'm happy, I had a great day, I was in great shape. And that's very good for me, and that motivates me for more”, he said.

“What is it like to defeat the Olympic champion? It feels really good. I just got in to win, had a good feeling and a good time, so I won”.

With this medal in Grand Slam, Akil Gjakova becomes the first Kosovo jungle to score medals at Grand Slam, such a thing says it is important to motivate the new generations.

It's the men's first medal. This is a good feeling because the new generations can be motivated because they can view the Judists as in this case and train more”, he says.

He further showed the difference between being a medalist at Grand Prix and Grand Slam. Last month Gjakova took silver in Grand Prix, Tunisia.

It's a big difference. Grand Prix and Grand Slam are important, but Grand Slam is more difficult since the best jungles are here and I'm happy that I'm”, Gjakova declared.