Driton Kuka proud of Kosovan performances

Driton Kuka, the coach of three famous Olympic Champion reviews on regular basis. On the occasion of the celebration of the retirement of Majlinda Kelmendi’s Kuka looks back and shows his gratitude to the 2016 Olympic Champion. Kuka who took her to the highest level and who will now work with her as a coach.

"Majlinda you made me proud, you made my family proud, you made our nation proud. I am grateful to you until the last breath.”

Majlinda Kelmendi, with her achievements, has become the icon of Kosovar success and has become an example of our society, overcoming all difficulties and challenges. She has proved to our youth that when we work with dedication and perseverance, success is inevitable."

From now on Majlinda Kelmendi will continue to be actively involved in judo to pass on her experience to the new generation, which is already growing in the footsteps of their role model. She concluded her eyes full of tears, “Thank you very much for my country, for my people, for being my inspiration. It was a great honour and privilege for me to represent Kosovo."

“The year 2021 is coming to an end.  It was the most successful year for Kosovo since the sport exists in this country. We had the pleasure to win two Olympic gold medals captured by Nora and Disi.

The end of the year is the time of analysis for each federation, the Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Sports. Each one separately to evaluate the work and achievements but also to talk about the problems and not only the judo medals from the Olympic Games.

Time to move forward with the introduction of judo in the educational system, so to start with our Olympic medal sport because the school year has started and time is moving on and then other potential sports for results. The end of the year is also the time of Categorization of Sports, athletes and coaches which for me is the greatest value of sports legislation. And this should be the case now and in the future, it has been worked on for decades in that direction.

As well as the Winter Olympics are approaching with the hope of a medal for Kosovo there or at least some position in the Top 10.”

We will all now look at the other side of the tatami and watch coach Kelmendi. It's going to be different, of course, but there is no doubt that she will be as successful their as she was on the mat.

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