Kosovo at the 2023 European Games

Kosovo at the
2023 European Games
Kosovo at the; 2023 European Games
IOC code	KOS
NOC	Olympic Committee of Kosovo
Website	www.noc-kosovo.org
in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland; 21 June – 2 July 2023
Competitors	38 in 8 sports
Flag bearers	Donjeta Sadiku; Muhamet Ramadani
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
European Games appearances (overview)
	2015; 2019; 2023;

Kosovo competed at the 2023 European Games, in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland, from 21 June to 2 July 2023.^[1]

Competitors edit

As of 17 June 2023:

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	1	0	1
Athletics	12	11	23
Boxing	6	1	7
Canoe slalom	1	1	2
Cycling	1	0	1
Shooting	1	0	1
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Teqball	2	0	2
Total	25	13	38

Archery edit

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Edi Dvorani	Individual	633	42	Habjan Malavašič (SLO) L 0–6	Did not advance					33

Athletics edit

Kosovo is set to compete in the third division of the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships which is going to be held in Chorzów during the Games.^[2]^[3]

European Athletics Team Championships Third Division edit


Team	Event		Event points																			Total	Rank
Team	Event		100m	200m	400m	800m	1500m	5000m	110m h*	400m h	3000m SC	4x100m	4x400m**	SP	JT	HT	DT	PV	HJ	TJ	LJ	Total	Rank
Kosovo	Team Championships Third Division	Men	4	2	5	6	0	0	4	0	2	0	5	0	0	6	13	5	0	8	6	150	14
Kosovo	Team Championships Third Division	Women	11	7	3	11	4	4	11	3	4	0	5	0	0	2	7	6	0	5	6	150	14

key: h: hurdles; SC; Steeplechase: SP; Shot put: JT: Javelin: HT: Hammer: DT: Discus: PV: Pole vault: HJ: High jump: TJ: Triple Jump: LJ: Long Jump

Women compete at 100 metre hurdles, rather than 110 metre hurdles.
4 x 400 metres is held as a single mixed sex event

Individual events at the 2023 European Games edit

As a participant in the Team event, each nation automatically enters one athlete in each of the individual events.


Event	Male Athlete	Score	Rank	Female athlete	Score	Rank
100 m	Leon Thaqi	4	12	Sara Susuri	11	5
200 m	Enis Bytyqi	2	14	Sara Susuri	7	9
400 m	Granit Ahmeti	5	11	Emine Jenuzi
800 m	Astrit Kryeziu	6	10	Gresa Bakraçi
1500 m	Astrit Kryeziu	0	0	Valentina Kelmendi-Musa
5000 m	Albion Ymeri	0	0	Shala Ejona
110/100 m h	No athlete			Donika Kryemadhi
400m h	Florian Berisha	2	14	Florentine Restelica
3000m SC	Genc Isufi	4	12	Gresa Bakraçi
4x100 m	Granit Ahmeti Florian Berisha Enis Bytyqi Olti Bytyqi Astrit Kryeziu Leon Thaqi	6	10	Emine Jenuzi Vesa Jusufi Medina Kutleshi Lirije Peci Florentina Restelica Sara Susuri
4x400 m (mixed)	—			Granit Ahmeti Gresa Bakraçi Enis Bytyqi Emine Jenuzi Astrit Kryeziu Sara Susuri
Shot put	Muhamet Ramadani	13	3	Arbesa Shala
Javelin	Bardhyl Hajdaraj	8	8	Medina Kutleshi
Hammer	No athlete			No athlete
Discus	Alaudin Suma	5	11	Medina Kutleshi
Pole vault	No athlete			No athlete
High jump	Erudit Rysha	0	0	Donika Kryemadhi
Triple Jump	Erudit Rysha	6	10	Lirije Peci
Long Jump	Erudit Rysha	0	0	Lirije Peci

Boxing edit

Men


Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bashkim Bajoku	Men's -51 kg	Bye	Bennama (FRA) L 0-5	Did Not Advance			9
Shpetim Bajoku	Men's -63.5 kg	Komadina (CRO) W 4-1	Kanlı (TUR) L 2-3	Did Not Advance			9
Patriot Behrami	Men's -71 kg	Traoré (FRA) L 0-5	Did Not Advance				17
Altin Shala	Men's -80 kg	Ilyushonok (ISR) L KO	Did Not Advance				17
Taulant Jakupi	Men's -92 kg	Williams (GBR) L ABD	Did Not Advance				17
Shpejtim Shabani	Men's +92 kg	Bye	Jazevičius (LTU) L RSC	Did Not Advance			9

Women


Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Donjeta Sadiku	Women's 60 kg	Whitwell (GBR) W 4-1	Jenni (SUI) W 4-1	Mossely (FRA) L 0-5	Did Not Advance		5

Canoe Slalom edit

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary				Quarter-final		Semi-final		Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lorand Gjoshi	K-1	88.76	20 Q	—				155.78	40	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary				Quarter-final		Semi-final		Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Blandine Myriam Xhemajlji	K-1	143.34	41	142.17	22	—		Did not advance

Cycling edit

Mountain bike edit

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Samir Hasani	Men's cross country	did not start

Shooting edit

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Nexhat Sahiti	10 m air pistol	568	31	did not advance

Taekwondo edit

Kosovo qualified 1 athlete in Taekwondo at the games.^[4]^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semi-final	Repechage	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Arber Bajra	-80 kg	Telikostoglou (GRE) L 0–2	Did not advance				11

Teqball edit

Kosovo has qualified two Teqball players for the games.^[6]

Men

Team	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Krenar Emini	Men's singles
Adrien Uka	Men's singles
Krenar Emini Adrien Uka	Men's doubles

References edit

[1] ttps://www.european-games.org/participating-countries/

[2] ttps://downloads.european-athletics.com/683c1109-84dd-41ae-af4e-9c88cd326286/ETCH2023-Grouping%20(2).pdf

[3] ttps://www.european-athletics.com/competitions/european-athletics-team-championships/overview

[4] 2023 European Games athletes, European Olympic Committees, 22 February 2023.

[5] ttps://www.noc-kosovo.org/sq/lojerat-evropiane-krakovia-malopolska-2023/taekwondisti-arber-bajra-i-kualifikuari-i-pare-per-lojerat-evropiane-2023

[6] ttps://www.noc-kosovo.org/sq/lojerat-evropiane-krakovia-malopolska-2023/dy-sportiste-te-teqballit-konfirmohen-per-lojerat-evropiane-krakow-2023

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