Kosovo at the 2019 European Games

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Kosovo at the
2019 European Games
IOC codeKOS
NOCOlympic Committee of Kosovo
Websitewww.noc-kosovo.org
in Minsk, Belarus
21–30 June
Competitors12 in 5 sports
Flag bearerDonjeta Sadiku
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
3
European Games appearances (overview)

Kosovo participated at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus, held between 21 and 30 June 2019. The country's participation in Minsk marked its second appearance at the European Games since its debut in the inaugural 2015 European Games.

The Kosovo team consisted of 12 athletes competing across five sports. Boxer Donjeta Sadiku was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. The country was ranked 34th in the overall medal table with three medals including a gold, a silver and a bronze.


Background

The Olympic Committee of Kosovo was formed in 1992 and officially established in 2003. It was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 9 December 2014.[1] The nation made its European Games debut at the first 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2][3] This edition of the Games marked the nation's second appearance at the European Games.[2][4]

The 2019 European Games were held in Minsk, Belarus between 21 and 30 June 2019.[4][5] About 3,500 athletes from 50 countries competed in 200 medal events across 15 sports in the Games.[6] Boxer Donjeta Sadiku was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.[7] Kosovo won a bronze medal in the 2015 Games.[8]

Medalists

Kosovo won three medals, one of each colour, all in the sport of Judo.[9][10]

Medalists[11]
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Majlinda Kelmendi
Judo
 Women's -52kg 22 June
 Silver Nora Gjakova
Judo
 Women's -57kg 22 June
 Bronze Loriana Kuka
Judo
 Women's -78kg 24 June

Competitors

Kosovo was represented by 12 athletes in five sports in the competition.[12]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 1 1
Boxing 3 1 4
Judo
 1 4 5
Karate 1 0 1
Table tennis 1 0 1
Total 6 6 12

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2019 European Games

Kosovo received a universality place and sent a lone athlete Ardita Zejnullahu for the

recurve archery.[13][14]
The women's individual competition at the was held from 21 to 26 June 2019 at the Olympic Sports Complex in Minsk.[15] Zejnullahu was seeded 48th after finishing with 500 points from a possible 600 in the ranking round.[16] In the round of 64, he lost to Bryony Pitman of Great Britain and bowed out of the competition.[17]

Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ardita Zejnullahu Individual recurve 500 48  Pitman (GBR)
 Did not advance 50

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2019 European Games

The European Boxing Confederation allowed each National Olympic Committee (NOC) to nominate one entry per weight category for the men's event.[18] Kosovo sent four athletes including one woman for the boxing event.[19]

Boxing matches were contested between 21 and 30 June 2019 at the Uruchie Sports Palace.[20][21] In the 64 kg event, Shpetim Bajoku lost to Ahmad Shtiwi of Israel in the first round. In the 69 kg event, Patriot Berhami won his first two rounds before he lost to Lorenzo Sotomayor of Azerbaijan in the quarterfinals. Ardit Delijaj and Donjeta Sadiku lost their first round bouts in the men's 81 kg and women's 60 kg categories respectively.[19]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Shpetim Bajoku 64 kg —  Shtiwi (ISR)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Patriot Behrami 69 kg Bye  Zeljko (CRO)
W 4–0 		 Mangiacapre (ITA)
W 3–2 		 Sotomayor (AZE)
L 0-5 		Did not advance
Ardit Delijaj 81 kg —  Nersisyan (ARM)
RSC Injury 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Donjeta Sadiku 60 kg  Frostholm (DEN)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Judo

Majlinda Kelmendi won the country's first gold medal at the European Games
Main article:
Judo at the 2019 European Games

Kosovo qualified five

Daria Mezhetskaia of Russia in the finals.[11][25] In the 78 kg weight class, Loriana Kuka lost to Guusje Steenhuis of Netherlands in the semi-finals before winning two matches in the repechage rounds to win the bronze medal.[11][26]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Akil Gjakova
−73 kg
 Bye  Shoka (BLR)
W 10s1-0h 		 Azoidis (GRE)
L 0-11 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Distria Krasniqi
−48 kg
 Bye  Martínez (ESP)
w/o 		Did not advance
Majlinda Kelmendi
−52 kg
 Bye  Kocher (SUI)
W 10s1–0s 		 Pienkowska (POL)
W 10–0s2 		 Buchard (FRA)
W 0s2-1 		Bye  Kuziutina (RUS)
W 1s1-0s2 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nora Gjakova
−57 kg
 Bye  Gneto (FRA)
W 1-0s1 		 Strake (GER)
W 10–0 		 Monteiro (POR)
W 10–0h 		Bye  
Mezhetskaia (RUS
)
L 0s1-1s1 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Loriana Kuka
−78 kg
 Bye  Yeats-Brown (GBR)
W 1-0s2 		 Steenhuis (NED)
L 0-11 		Did not advance  Wagner (GER)
W 1 - 0s2 		 Malzahn (GER)
W 10s1 - 1s1 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2019 European Games

The

Čyžoŭka-Arena.[27] Alvin Karaqi was the lone participant in the men's Kumite -84kg competition. He won a single game, and lost two in the group stages to bow out of the competition.[28]

Men
Athlete Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Alvin Karaqi Men's Kumite -84kg  Kvesić  (CRO)
L 0–5 		 Chobotar (UKR)
L 3–4 		 Malović (MNE)
W 1–0 		Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2019 European Games

Table Tennis took place from 22 to 29 June 2019 at Tennis Olympic Centre.[29] Kosovo was allocated a universality place in the men's singles event.[30] Fatih Karabaxhk lost his first round match to exit the competition.[31]

Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Fatih Karabaxhak Men's singles  Oostwouder (NED)
L 0–4 		Did not advance

See also

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