For the first time, Albania won Olympic medals at the Paris 2024 Games, with wrestlers Islam Dudaev and Chermen Valiev securing two historic medals.

At a ceremony honoring the athletes, Fidel Ylli, President of the Albanian National Olympic Committee, declared 2024 a landmark year for Albanian sports. He highlighted over 100 medals and numerous titles won across disciplines.

Ylli praised the national football team’s memorable performance at the European Championship and outlined plans for Los Angeles 2028, emphasizing a strategic focus on developing a new generation of world-class athletes across multiple sports.

“Our goal is to build a strong Olympic team to bring Albania its first gold medal,” Ylli concluded.

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