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Weightlifting champion Evangjelia Veli: I do not live in Albania but the country has obligations to me! They have not given me the reward yet

Weightlifting champion Evangjelia Veli: I do not live in Albania but the country

Weightlifter Evangjelia Veli, who on Sunday won the European Championship up to 55 kg has raised a problem regarding athletes living abroad and representing Albania in world and European championships. She says that her expenses have not been covered, and she has not even received the award she deserves from the fourth place that was ranked in the world weightlifting world as she lives outside Albania. While calling this fact unfair, the weightlifter appeals for this to be fixed.

"Personally, I have not yet received the award that belongs to me from the fourth place in the world. It was a huge cost to me because I did not have the financial means to prepare and if I did not have my family to help me, I would not have this result. I do not know who has to solve it, but the problem must be solved, with the insurance of athletes because we do not have insurance. I was killed during my preparation for the world and all the expenses I had for the operations I did on my feet, I covered them myself, I did not have anyone's support. I do not live in Albania and can not cover the expenses I make, something that is not fair at all. In the end it does not matter at all where I live, I represent Albania. I brought the medals to Albania, the Albanian anthem was heard on Sunday in Tirana ",