Sports Albania

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albania participated @ olympic games in 1972 first time. country made winter olympic games debut in 2006. albania missed next 4 games, 2 of them due 1980 , 1984 boycotts, returned 1992 games in barcelona. since then, albania have participated in games. albania competes in events include swimming, athletics, weightlifting, shooting , wrestling. country have been represented national olympic committee of albania since 1972. nation has participated @ mediterranean games since games of 1987 in syria. albanian athletes have won total of 43 (8 gold, 17 silver , 18 bronze) medals 1987 2013.


popular sports in albania include football, weightlifting, basketball, volleyball, tennis, swimming, rugby, , gymnastics. football far popular sport in albania. governed football association of albania (albanian: federata shqiptare e futbollit, f.sh.f.), created in 1930 , has membership in fifa , uefa. football arrived in albania in 20th century when inhabitants of northern city of shkodër surprised see strange game being played students @ christian mission.


the albania national football team, ranking 51th in world in 2017 (highest 22nd in august 22, 2015) have won 1946 balkan cup , malta rothmans international tournament 2000, had never participated in major uefa or fifa tournament, until uefa euro 2016, albania s first ever appearance @ continental tournament , @ major men s football tournament. albania scored first ever goal in major tournament , secured first ever win in european championship when beat romania 1–0 in uefa euro 2016 match on 19 june 2016. successful football clubs in country skënderbeu, kf tirana, dinamo tirana, partizani , vllaznia.


weightlifting 1 of successful individual sport albanians, national team winning medals @ european weightlifting championships , rest international competitions. albanian weightlifters have won total of 16 medals @ european championships 1 of them being gold, 7 silver , 8 bronze. in world weightlifting championships, albanian weightlifting team has won in 1972 gold in 2002 silver , in 2011 bronze medal.









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