Ertjan Kofsha gave Albania its first gold medal at the European Youth and U23 Weightlifting Championships taking place in Durrës. The Albanian athlete was crowned European champion in the snatch, and also won a silver medal in the two-lift total.
Kofsha delivered an outstanding performance at this European event, successfully lifting 167 kilograms in the snatch. This result secured him the gold medal and the European champion title, placing the Albanian athlete at the top of the podium.
In the clean and jerk, the red-and-black weightlifter lifted 200 kilograms, but this weight was not enough to qualify him for the medal race in this discipline.
Nevertheless, his results in both disciplines brought another important success. With a total of 367 kilograms lifted, Kofsha was named European vice-champion in the two-lift total, winning the silver medal.
Thus, the Albanian athlete adds two more medals to Albania’s collection at this championship, marking an important result for Albanian weightlifting.