Kosovo at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Kosovo at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Kosovo at the; 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KOS
NOC	Olympic Committee of Kosovo
Website	noc-kosovo.org (in Albanian and Serbian)
in Paris, France; 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024
Competitors	9 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Nora Gjakova & Akil Gjakova
Flag bearer (closing)	Adell Sabovic & Gresa Bakraçi
Medals; Ranked 73rd	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Yugoslavia (1920–1992W); Independent Olympic Participants (1992S); Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006); Serbia (2008–2012)

Kosovo competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This was the nation's third appearance after the team's debut in 2016, the country won the first ever silver and bronze medals.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Distria Krasniqi	Judo	Women's 52 kg	28 July
Bronze	Laura Fazliu	Judo	Women's 63 kg	30 July

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Judo	0	1	1	2
Total	0	1	1	2

Medals by gender
Gender				Total
Male	0	0	0	0
Female	0	1	1	2
Mixed	0	0	0	0
Total	0	1	1	2

Medals by date
Date				Total
28 July	0	1	0	1
30 July	0	0	1	1
Total	0	1	1	2

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	0	1	1
Boxing	0	1	1
Judo	1	4	5
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	2	7	9

Athletics

Kosovo runner will compete at Paris 2024, after receiving the direct universality spots in the following event:^[1]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as the fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gresa Bakraçi	Women's 800 m	2:13.29	49	DQ	TR17.2.3	Did not advance

Boxing

Kosovo entered one boxer. Donjeta Sadiku (women's middleweight) secured the spot on the Kosovan squad in their respective weight division by finishing in the top two at the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Donjeta Sadiku	Women's 60 kg	Somnuek (THA) W 3–2	Valdés (COL) L 2–3	Did not advance

Judo

Kosovo qualified five judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Akil Gjakova (men's lightweight, 73 kg), Distria Krasniqi (women's half-lightweight, 52 kg), Nora Gjakova (women's lightweight, 57 kg), Laura Fazliu (women's half-middleweight, 63 kg) and Loriana Kuka (women's heavyweight, 78 kg) got qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Akil Gjakova	Men's –73 kg	Cargnin (BRA) W 10 – 00	Gassner (AUT) W 10 – 00	Lombardo (ITA) W 10 – 00	Heydarov (AZE) L 00 – 01	Bye	Hashimoto (JPN) L 00–01	5
Distria Krasniqi	Women's –52 kg	Bye	Maharani (INA) W 10 – 00	Primo (ISR) W 10 – 00	Giuffrida (ITA) W 10 – 00	Bye	Keldiyorova (UZB) L 00 – 01
Nora Gjakova	Women's –57 kg	Enkhriilen (MGL) L 00 – 10	Did not advance
Laura Fazliu	Women's –63 kg	Bye	Tang (CHN) W 10 – 00	Agbegnenou (FRA) L 00 – 10	Did not advance	Pinard (CAN) W 01 – 00	Krišto (CRO) W 10 – 00
Loriana Kuka	Women's –78 kg	Lobnik (SLO) W 10 – 00	Lytvynenko (UKR) L 00 – 01	Did not advance