At these Paris 2024 Olympic Games, one country – member of ICMG has unlocked its medal counter: Albania. This is their first medal in both the Summer and Winter Games, in their tenth participation in the Summer Games.

In wrestling, it was not until August 10 that Valiev Chermen won the first bronze medal in the country’s history, in the under 74 kg category, following his 6-2 victory over Tajik Viktor Rassadin.

On August 11, one day after this historic moment and on the very last day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Albanian wrestling will come in search of a second medal, again in bronze. Islam Dudaev, in the under 65 kg category, will get the better of Hungary’s Iszmail Muszukajev 13-12.

With only eight athletes representing their country, a quarter of the athletes returned home with a charm around their neck.