{"id":81880,"date":"2025-12-15T17:20:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=81880"},"modified":"2025-12-15T19:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:02:03","slug":"kosovo-e4-million-for-semi-olympic-swimming-pool-for-the-mediterranean-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-e4-million-for-semi-olympic-swimming-pool-for-the-mediterranean-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo: \u20ac4 Million for Semi-Olympic Swimming Pool for the Mediterranean Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kosovo continues its momentum with major sports projects, as a semi-Olympic swimming pool worth \u20ac4 million is being built in Podujev\u00eb. The project aims to serve both athletes participating in the 2030 Mediterranean Games and the local community.<\/p>\n<p>Construction work, which began during the summer, is progressing rapidly and has been described as an example of dynamism in sports infrastructure development.<\/p>\n<p>The Acting Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Hajrulla \u00c7eku, emphasized that the \u20ac4 million project has advanced much faster than initially planned and represents an important step in the modernization of sports.<\/p>\n<p>He added that such sports facilities play a crucial role in preparing athletes for the Mediterranean Games, which will be held in Pristina in 2030.<\/p>\n<p>The importance of the semi-Olympic swimming pool in Podujev\u00eb was also highlighted by the Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kosovo continues its momentum with major sports projects, as a semi-Olympic swimming pool worth \u20ac4 million is being built in Podujev\u00eb. 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