Albanian National Olympic Committee (KOKSH) President Fidel Ylli attended the “European City of Sport” Gala as a special guest, representing ACES Europe in his capacity as honorary president for the Balkans. The ceremony took place at the Hall of Honour of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).

In his address, Ylli highlighted the close friendship between Albania and Italy and praised Italy’s longstanding support for Albania. He also stressed the role of sport and organizations such as ACES Europe in promoting national values, traditions and identity.

Ylli described sport as a bridge that brings nations together through cooperation, friendship and mutual understanding.

The gala brought together prominent figures from Italian, European and international sport, including ACES Europe President Gian Francesco Lupatelli, CONI President Luciano Buonfiglio, FIGC commissioner and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Giovanni Malagò, and European Olympic Committees Secretary General Carlo Mornati.

Also in attendance were Italian Paralympic Committee President Marco Giunio De Sanctis, Turkish Olympic Committee Vice President Bilge Donuk, and ACES honorary presidents Andrey Kovatchev, Giusi Princi and Roberto Formigoni.