{"id":18461,"date":"2021-08-03T11:32:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T09:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=18461"},"modified":"2021-08-03T11:32:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T09:32:57","slug":"massive-celebrations-as-kosovos-olympic-medalists-return-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/massive-celebrations-as-kosovos-olympic-medalists-return-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive celebrations as Kosovo\u2019s Olympic medalists return home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kosovo\u2019s gold medalists Distria Krasniqi and Nora Gjakova have returned home to a hero\u2019s welcome, after securing two world titles in Judo at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of citizens had gathered at the capital city\u2019s square to welcome the two judo champions.<\/p>\n<p>Krasniqi said she was very happy to bring a gold medal from the Olympics in her homeland and encouraged youngsters to work hard to fulfill their dreams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I am really happy to bring Kosovo a gold Olympic medal\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<p>The other Olympic medalist, Nora Gjakova, also said that through commitment and hard work \u201ceverything is possible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve worked really hard and we achieved success when only a few believed in it. But here I am today, here in Kosovo, with the people of Kosovo, and with a gold medal from the Olympics\u201d, said Gjakova.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Albin Kurti also attended the celebrations and said that Distria and Nora \u201cwrote the history in Tokyo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree gold medals from three women, this sentence should be sufficient to win every debate on gender equality. Thank you to the girls, managers, and all those who contributed to the success we achieved in Tokyo\u201d, said Kurti.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time that Kosovo has participated in the Olympic Games since declaring independence in 2008.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/07\/26\/kosovo-eyeing-for-another-gold-at-the-tokyo-olympics\/\">Nora Gjakova delivers Kosovo its second gold at the Tokyo Olympics<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/07\/24\/kosovan-judoka-wins-the-gold-medal-at-the-olympics\/\">Kosovan judoka wins the gold medal at the Olympics<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/07\/07\/sports-icon-majlinda-kelmendi-the-judo-champion-inspiring-kosovo-youth\/\">Sports icon, Majlinda Kelmendi \u2013 the Judo World champion inspiring Kosovo youth<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kosovo\u2019s gold medalists Distria Krasniqi and Nora Gjakova have returned home to a hero\u2019s welcome, after securing two world titles in Judo at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Thousands of citizens had gathered at the capital city\u2019s square to welcome the two judo champions. Krasniqi said she was very happy to bring a gold medal from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":18462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[150,151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Massive celebrations as Kosovo\u2019s Olympic medalists return home - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/massive-celebrations-as-kosovos-olympic-medalists-return-home\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Massive celebrations as Kosovo\u2019s Olympic medalists return home - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kosovo\u2019s gold medalists Distria Krasniqi and Nora Gjakova have returned home to a hero\u2019s welcome, after securing two world titles in Judo at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 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