Dallku wrote:As annoying as it is that Albania has no medals, this is totally exaggerated and overblown. All of a sudden Albanians are female judo fans? How many people worldwide actually follow that sport?
Agreed and we will forget about judo tomorrow. However this is evidence of how terrible of a job we are doing as a country when it comes to sports. Let's just take the stark difference between Kosova and Albania. On the one hand you have an independent country for over a century that has participated in international competitions for decades and still blows. On the other you have a nascent independent state that is pushing above its weight in several sports after going through a brutal war not long ago.
Let's just face it: If Kosova's independence was recognized in 1991 they'd have been in Bosnia's level now and qualified for a couple of tourneys. I mean where would Albania be without its Albanians from Kosova. Or look at Prishtina winning the Balkan Cup in Basketball while we don't even field a basketball team anymore internationally.
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[quote="Dallku"]As annoying as it is that Albania has no medals, this is totally exaggerated and overblown. All of a sudden Albanians are female judo fans? How many people worldwide actually follow that sport?[/quote]
Agreed and we will forget about judo tomorrow. However this is evidence of how terrible of a job we are doing as a country when it comes to sports. Let's just take the stark difference between Kosova and Albania. On the one hand you have an independent country for over a century that has participated in international competitions for decades and still blows. On the other you have a nascent independent state that is pushing above its weight in several sports after going through a brutal war not long ago.
Let's just face it: If Kosova's independence was recognized in 1991 they'd have been in Bosnia's level now and qualified for a couple of tourneys. I mean where would Albania be without its Albanians from Kosova. Or look at Prishtina winning the Balkan Cup in Basketball while we don't even field a basketball team anymore internationally.
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