Fidel Ylli has been elected as the new President of the Albanian National Olympic Committee at the General Electoral Assembly.

Ylli, Albania’s Chef de Mission at the Athens 2004 Olympics, claimed 40 of the 57 votes to secure a four-year term which is due to expire in 2024.

Erlind Pëllumbi, head of the Albanian Volleyball Federation, has been elected as vice-president of the KOKSH after securing 29 votes.

Genc Boga defeated Edlir Memaj to become the organisation’s treasurer while Gjergj Ruli, Luiza Gega, Florend Kalivopulli, Tatjana Marash, Enkelejda Caushi, Labo Capo and Endrit Hoxha were elected as members of the Executive Committee.

Izmir Smajlaj, a long jump gold medallist at the 2017 European Indoor Championships, had previously been chosen as the athlete representative on the Executive Committee.

The ICMG President Amar Addadi and the Secretary General Iakovos Filippousis sent the following letter to Mr. Fidel Ylli:

On behalf of the entire Mediterranean Family, we would like to express our warmest congratulations and wish you every success in your new mission. Please convey our best wishes and congratulations to the rest of the members elected on the Executive Board.

We look forward to continuing our fruitful cooperation for the promotion of Sport and the dissemination of the Olympic Values and Ideals in the countries of the Mediterranean Basin.