​The KOC allocated over 82 thousand euros for young athletes aiming for the Olympics

The Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOC) continues to invest in the future of Kosovo sport by providing financial support to young athletes considered the country's Olympic hopes.

As part of its commitment to developing elite sport and preparing for the upcoming Olympic Games, the KOC has allocated over 82 thousand euros for 46 young athletes from 18 sports federations.

KOC President Ismet Krasniqi said that the main goal is to provide as much support as possible for athletes, competitors and Olympic hopefuls.

“The Kosovo Olympic Committee has continued to increase its support for athletes year after year, as well as the number of Olympic scholarship recipients or, in this case, Olympic hopefuls. This year, the Kosovo Olympic Committee is supporting 46 young athletes from 18 Olympic sports federations, which I believe is quite a large number, and the Committee's aim is to increase this number as much as possible so that our athletes, our competitors and our Olympic hopefuls receive as much support as possible. The support for an athlete is 150 euros per month, which means an athlete will receive 1,800 euros a year. In total, the amount with which the Kosovo Olympic Committee will support 46 athletes will be 82 thousand and 800 euros,” said Krasniqi.

Krasniqi also announced that starting in September this year, the KOC will begin supporting Olympic scholarship recipients whose main goal is to prepare for the Olympic qualification standards for “Los Angeles 2028.”