Astrit Hasani was elected president of the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) on Friday.
Hasani was elected leader of this federation at the EWF Electoral Congress held in Chisinau, Moldova.
In the competition for this position, Hasani defeated the previous president of the EWF, Antonio Conflitti.
"Historic achievement. Dr. Astrit Hasani is elected President of the European Weightlifting Federation. Dr. Hasani becomes the first Albanian President of a European Federation," the Kosovo Olympic Committee wrote on Friday on its official website.
It is the first time that a European federation will have an Albanian president.
Hasani is also the president of the Kosovo Weightlifting Federation, and has been treasurer and member of the Executive Board of the European Weightlifting Federation since 2016.
Due to his contribution to European weightlifting over the years, Hasani was honored with the "Golden Star" award at the European Congress last year in Warsaw, Poland.
Astrit Hasani is the son of Besim Hasani, who has been the chairman of the Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOK) for 25 years.
During Besim Hasani's time as president, the KOC was accepted into the International Olympic Committee. Under his leadership, Kosovo won its first Olympic medal.
Majlinda Kelmendi was decorated with a gold medal at "Rio 2016".
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