The President of the Albanian National Olympic Committee, Fidel Ylli, opened the 6th edition of Albanian Open G1 at the “Feti Borova” Sports Palace in Tirana.

He attended the ceremony with the vice presidents of the European Taekwondo Union, Endrit Hoxha and Slavi Binev, and Michalis Mouroutsos, the first Olympic champion in Taekwondo.

Ylli praised the organizers for their dedication. He said the tournament has grown into a major event in the European Taekwondo calendar.

Later, Ylli met with Slavi Binev, who also leads the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation. They discussed new ways to strengthen cooperation in this sport.

Ylli confirmed that Taekwondo will soon join the School Sports Teams Project. The initiative will bring the sport to schools across Albania and inspire young athletes to train and compete.

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