TIRANA, January 28 – Dardan Spahia, a student at “Petro Nini Laurasi” High School in Tirana, is martial arts champion. He returned from Lisbon, Portugal, with a gold medal at the European “Jiu-Jitsu Brasilian” Championship.

Education Minister Mirela Kumbaro congratulated Spahia. She said, “Another gold medal comes to Albania from our students.”

Kumbaro praised Dardan as a model of talent, passion, and discipline. She noted that when these qualities come together, success follows.

Spahia competed in the U18 category against Europe’s top athletes.

Earlier, Loris Qose, a student at “7 Marsi” School in Cërrik, won first place in mathematics at the “Neo Science Olympiad” in Orlando, USA. He also secured third place in chemistry.

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