World Air Show in Turkey/ Representing Albania, the country with a ridiculous budget

2025-10-19 15:44:00, Sport CNA

World Air Show in Turkey/ Representing Albania, the country with a ridiculous

The Albanian national team participated in the 13th World Precision Flying Championship, held in Alanya, Turkey.

In the final rankings, Xhonatan Islami ranked 19th, Blerian Braçe ranked 48th, Denis Miftari ranked 85th, Geri Muça ranked 130th, and Arbër Haxhiaj ranked 134th.

Arbër Haxhia, for whom expectations were high, helped the team in two rounds with his results. Geri Muça showed improvement compared to previous competitions, even though he participated only in the individual aspect.

Denis Miftari had an effort in the final phase, showing progress, but there is still room for improvement in concentration.

Blerian Braçe took advantage of the sail change, being decisive for the team's points, although 6 cm in the eighth round prevented him from advancing to the semi-finals. Xhonatan Islami showed composure and precision in his landings on the electronics, with the need to improve the technical details of foot placement for higher results. Overall, the team showed potential and a good basis for the future of this sport in Albania.

The state with a ridiculous budget

With modest funds, the Albanian state and the Ministry of Sports do not give a single penny for this sport, while with their own expenses and costs, they go and develop dozens of activities per year for this special sport. On October 30, they will be in Korça.

World Air Show in Turkey/ Representing Albania, the country with a ridiculous

They have no support from the government, for a sport that is international and one of the most special sports. It is used not only for adrenaline, but also for tourism. For the development of this sport, the Albanian state must definitely consider it like other sports, provide funds to support these young people, to create larger teams, with coaches, referees and infrastructure, which they need to develop. Not only in function as a sport, but also for tourism and for raising the Albanian flag.

The budget provided by the Albanian state is 700 thousand lek. What can a group do, we are not talking about a large team, because the representation in the World Cup was made with only 5 athletes and Alket Islami, the icon of the sport. 7 million old lek. 3 thousand euros was spent just on the entrance fee to go to the World Cup. This amount per year alone. This is the budget provided by the Albanian state. More than ridiculous. Tickets and sponsorships from private companies have cost more than the Albanian state budget.

"Lesson" from Kosovo

Meanwhile, the Kosovo Federation, which was built later than Albania's, has a fund of 200 thousand euros per year and in Turkey it won the bronze medal. Meanwhile, it has raised the flag high. The Albanian state only 700 thousand new lek. This is the difference.