Franko Burraj is the first Albanian male athlete to represent Albania in the semi-finals of an indoor track competition. In Scotland, the 27-year-old, competing in the 400-meter sprint discipline, was only 3 seconds away from the national record held by himself.

“We’ve been training for this championship for many months. It’s going very well for us since we had the goal of reaching the semi-finals. Why not, in the coming years with more training, we aim for the finals,” said athlete Burraj.

Franko is one of the promising athletes who has the potential to significantly improve in results, as shown by the objectives he has set for himself. “My goals are to achieve as many records as possible, and why not international medals, which are the most important for me,” he said.

2024 is an Olympic year and every athlete aims to be at the Paris Olympic Games, but Franko hasn’t achieved it yet.

“I believe we will find the main competitions to collect Olympic points and why not to perform very well there,” declared the 27-year-old.

Franko conducts his training in Shkodër at the “Loro Boriçi” stadium track under the guidance of coach Bruno Rrotani.

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