6 hours agoSerbian Special Forces Ban Kosovo Karatists to Enter Serbia
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The president of the Federation of Karate of Kosovo, Ismet Krasniqi, has shown how today the entire event of stopping Kosovo karate people from the state of Serbia from participating in the European Karate Championship to be held in Novisad, writes Periscopi. Krasniqi has said that for Kosovo's participation in this [...]
Krasniqi has said that for Kosovo's participation in this championship, Serbia has announced before the deadline Serbia has set.
He has said that from this decision Serbia will suffer Kosovo athletes, as this championship is extremely important for winning points before the Olympic Games {Tokyo 2020) reports.
Serbia's “Federata had asked us for names, about who will attend. The deadline was to be sent 48 hours early, and we submitted the request earlier than that. By Date 3 May be we have sent all the information before the deadline. They said after that, "We are sorry, but the command is to turn back." Even the president of the European Federation of Karate has felt surprised at the move. We're waiting for any change, because it's in procedure, and we're expecting some news. We've lost a lot, because this isn't some kind of competition, but it's the European Champions, which we're prepared very much, because the points our athletes will win would be extremely important for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020”, Krasniqi said at a press conference, says Periscope.
The president of the Federation of Karate of Kosovo, Ismet Krasniqi, has also confessed to the event in Merdare.
He had seen Serbia's special police forces think they came to secure Kosovo athletes, but then he found out that they were out to stop their entry into Serbia, following a decision by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
When we approached the special units of the Serbian gendarmerie, which were prepared with special machinery, we found in our mind. I thought they came to assure us, but an officer informed us that from the Ministry of Internal Affairs has come the order not to allow entry into Serbia. We left last night for Novisad, but it was the same after five hours of waiting. We also warned the European Federation of Karate a year ago about this day, and they didn't tell us anything. We have not agreed to remove only the symbols of the state of Kosovo”, Krasniqi has concluded.
And the Federation Secretary has said there is still hope that Kosovo can participate in this European Championships, and for that they are expecting news from the European Federation of Karate./Periscopi/
