KOK hosts Judo team after European success

The Judo expedition consisted of the chairman of the Kosovo Federation of Judo, Agron Kuka, Olympic champion coach Driton Kuka, Olympic champion Majlinda Kelmendi and the world's bronze medallist and finally Europe Distria Krasniqi.

President Hasani praised the Judo delegation for its achieved success, with special emphasis on Distria Krasniqi, for which it was the second European medal, after the silver won in 2018.

A medal that has rightly been called "Toniuʹ is bronze, but shines like gold, since it was the first elite medals for this year, a very heavy year for our sport. I hope that this success will continue next year and with medals will also be returned to us from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and to represent our country in the most dignified way, as has happened so far”, said President Hasani, recalling that unlike the Rio 2016 Olympics, where we had two Olympic standards, now we have six soos, five from the jungle and one from the wrestling, in the hope that this number will rise in the coming months.

Distria Krasniqi, thanking President Hasani for waiting, named 2020 very successful year for him.

However it has been a difficult year not only for me, but for all athletes, I can name it a successful year, as I came back with medals from the European Championship, as I am closing the year as first in the world and Olympic rankings. I hope that next year I will have many successes and have a good performance at the” Olympic Games, Krasniqi said.

FXHK Chairman Agron Kuka called participation in Europe successful, saying how the federation and the sports community are great at participating in three contestants and winning two medals.

Coach Driton Kuka, thanking the KOK for its continued support, spoke of the great challenge facing Europeans, where the team faced the Devi 19 pandemic, the cause of which of nine contestants, the team participated in Europe by just three.

And what happened to us seven days before Europe was like a horror movie, where every day we had tests, for which I am grateful to Naser Ramadan by IKSHPK. Despite the fact that Distria Krasniqi has been a gold medal candidate, I am happy for the bronze medal, given the challenges we faced”, Kuka said, stressing that the health of other positive racers is good.

Olympic champion Majlinda Kelmendi praised Distrian for the bronze medal, stressing that all this European pressure was on her, for which she compared her pressure at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

And the bronze medal is a big success. For myself, even though I've achieved it all, and if I won the bronze I'd be very happy to win, so winning two bronze medals from three racers is extremely big success”, Kelmendi said.

KOK Secretary General Shasivar Hadziaj once again stressed KOK's support for the Judo Olympic team and other athletes, suggesting that KOK's commitment and commitment should increase even more from next year in support of athletes, whether in preparation, scholarships or participation in international competitions.