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Kosovo at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Kosovo at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKOS
NOCOlympic Committee of Kosovo
Websitenoc-kosovo.org (in Albanian and Serbian)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors9 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Nora Gjakova & Akil Gjakova
Flag bearer (closing)Adell Sabovic & Gresa Bakraçi
Medals
Ranked 73rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1920–1992W)
 Independent Olympic Participants (1992S)
 Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)
 Serbia (2008–2012)

Kosovo competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This was the nation's third appearance after the team's debut in 2016, the country won the first ever silver and bronze medals.

Medalists

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Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 0 1 1
Boxing 0 1 1
Judo 1 4 5
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 2 7 9

Athletics

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Kosovo runner will compete at Paris 2024, after receiving the direct universality spots in the following event:[1]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as the fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gresa Bakraçi Women's 800 m 2:13.29 49 DQ TR17.2.3 Did not advance

Boxing

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Kosovo entered one boxer. Donjeta Sadiku (women's middleweight) secured the spot on the Kosovan squad in their respective weight division by finishing in the top two at the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[2]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Donjeta Sadiku Women's 60 kg  Somnuek (THA)
W 3–2
 Valdés (COL)
L 2–3
Did not advance

Judo

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Kosovo qualified five judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Akil Gjakova (men's lightweight, 73 kg), Distria Krasniqi (women's half-lightweight, 52 kg), Nora Gjakova (women's lightweight, 57 kg), Laura Fazliu (women's half-middleweight, 63 kg) and Loriana Kuka (women's heavyweight, 78 kg) got qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List.

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
Akil Gjakova Men's –73 kg  Cargnin (BRA)
W 10 – 00
 Gassner (AUT)
W 10 – 00
 Lombardo (ITA)
W 10 – 00
 Heydarov (AZE)
L 00 – 01
Bye  Hashimoto (JPN)
L 00–01
5
Distria Krasniqi Women's –52 kg Bye  Maharani (INA)
W 10 – 00
 Primo (ISR)
W 10 – 00
 Giuffrida (ITA)
W 10 – 00
Bye  Keldiyorova (UZB)
L 00 – 01
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nora Gjakova Women's –57 kg  Enkhriilen (MGL)
L 00 – 10
Did not advance
Laura Fazliu Women's –63 kg Bye  Tang (CHN)
W 10 – 00
 Agbegnenou (FRA)
L 00 – 10
Did not advance  Pinard (CAN)
W 01 – 00
 Krišto (CRO)
W 10 – 00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Loriana Kuka Women's –78 kg  Lobnik (SLO)
W 10 – 00
 Lytvynenko (UKR)
L 00 – 01
Did not advance

Swimming

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Kosovo sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adell Sabovic Men's 100 m freestyle 51:77 58 Did not advance
Hana Beiqi Women's 50 m freestyle 27:34 43 Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Road to Paris 2024: Women's marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Boxing 1st World Qualification Tournament - Busto Arsizio: Which boxers have obtained quotas for Paris 2024?". Olympics. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.