Support for young Kosovo athletes for LA 2028 Olympic Games

The Government of Kosovo has approved the program “Super Athletes” through which it aims to increase the number of Olympic norms and Olympic medals for Kosovo for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

The program provides support worth 4 million euros for young athletes in Olympic sports.

This program prepared by field professionals from the Kosovo Olympic Committee, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, and sports journalism, is led by the chief master of three Olympic gold medals in judo, Driton Kuka.

“‘Super Athletes’ aims to provide sustainable support for the country’s athletes, focusing on athletes with high potential to achieve success in the international sports events” said the Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Hajrullah Çeku.

Deputy Minister Daulina Osmani added that besides LA 2028, the program also aims to increase the number of medals in World Championships, European Championships, and Mediterranean Games.

The approval of the program is also welcomed by the Kosovo Olympic Committee, on which occasion President Ismet Krasniqi declared that such support, along with Olympic scholarships and Olympic hopes, demonstrates the commitment of the Government and the Kosovo NOC to further advance sports, particularly the number of Olympic norms and medals.

In just two participations in the Summer Olympic Games, Kosovo has won three Olympic gold medals, one in Rio 2016 with Majlinda Kelmendi and two in Tokyo 2020 with Distria Krasniqi and Nora Gjakova, all in judo. For the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kosovo has five judokas who are within the qualifying quota and one qualified boxer.

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