Pirro Dhima, returns to compete in Tirana for the elections in the World Weightlifting Federation

An extended artistic ceremony was held at the Palace of Congresses in honor of over 250 delegates present participating in these elections, the works were opened after the keynote speech of the President of the Albanian Weightlifting Federation Elez Gjoza, the President of the Olympic Committee Fidel Ylli and the Minister of Education and Sports Evis Kushi.

But Tirana was not the only part of these IWF elections, among the candidates the former Albanian weightlifter, although as a representative of Greece, former 3-time Olympic champion and winner of many world and European medals in this sport Pirro Dhima.

He comes to Albania as a candidate and representative of the Greek federation, as for Ironi, again in Tirana, where you were born.

Pirro Dhima: I do not see any big change for me is the same, 5 minutes of these has been my home, the apartment where I grew up and became a man as they say. I said it at the beginning, thank you very much as the World Federation and as Pirro Dhima, for eee… .hospitality…

How do you see the Albanian weightlifting, today the generations grow up with the idea to become great athletes like Pirro Dhima and Luan Shabani.

Pirro Dhima: Keni… Albania has many good athletes, there are many good coaches, there is a good federation that is working and helping weightlifting and this is the most important, Albania has always had athletes and there will be athletes.

Yet today you are one of the 12 candidates for the presidency, what are you trying to do in the World Federation?

Pirro Dhima: SI hope that all the friends from all over the world will bring out the people who have the opportunity to help the sport of weightlifting to keep it alive and keep it inside the Olympics.

Weightlifting currently participates for the last time as an Olympic sport in the Paris 2024 Olympics, while for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games it is currently out.

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