Romela Begaj

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Romela Aleksandër Begaj (born 2 November 1986) is an Albanian weightlifter.[1] On 11 November 2014 in Almaty she became world champion in the Snatch style for the category up to 63 kg.[2] Previously Begaj represented Albania at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships where she took home the silver medal.[3] She also represented Albania at 2008 Olympic Games in China where she finished 6th in the under 58 kg category.[4]

In the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships she got bronze medal in snatch.

Begaj, 28, became the first Albanian woman to win a World Championship gold medal by lifting 113 kg in the snatch. However, Begaj failed an anti-doping test for this event and her results were expunged.[5]

In January 2019, International Weightlifting Federation banned her for eight years for the doping violation.[6]

2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Romela Begaj -58 kg 98 4th 118 7th 216 6th

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