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Kosovo, battle for identity, until when? Play the game 2011 Driton Latifi, sport news editor of conference, Cologne, Germany Daily Zeri, Prishtina - Kosovo Kosovo, battle for identity, until when? 1991, end of Yugoslavia

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Kosovo, battle for identity, until when?

“Play the game” 2011 conference, Cologne, Germany Driton Latifi, sport news editor of Daily “Zeri”, Prishtina - Kosovo

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 1991, end of Yugoslavia  1991-97 beginning of new sport for Kosovo independent from

Serbia, most of the activities were in secret

 1997 all the sport activities stopped because of war in Kosovo  1997-1999 war in Kosovo  1999 back to the stadium and sport facilities  1999 the start of reconciliation of sport

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 2003 International table tennis recognized Kosovo table tennis

Federation

 2004 European Handball Federation has accepter Kosovo

handball Federation part-membership

 Kosovo got an observer status in International Ski Federation  2008 Kosovo became member of International Weightlifting

Federation

 2008 FILA (wrestling) accepts Kosovo as a associated member  2008 International softball Federation admitted Kosovo as full

member

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 Technical request by the IOC is five Federations to be

internationally recognized

 IOC: Kosovo needs to become UN member  Kosovo is recognized by 84 states in the world  2008 FIFA refused Kosovo application for membership, but

Kosovo become member of TMS

 2008 refusal by FIBA as well

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 2008 International Ski Federation decided that the Kosovo

affiliation is dependent on it’s recognition by the UN, but in meantime, Kosovo skiers are aloud to compete in FIS level

 2010, International Tennis Federation rejected the membership

  • f Kosovar tennis federation, but got a help, Kosovo is in

program of youth development in region

 2011 Kosovo Archery Federation becomes member of FITA

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 Diffrent situation in different sports:

  • boxing
  • chess
  • judo (we got a world champion)
  • cycling
  • swimming

 Change of approach – New Federations – Without tradition – Modern pentathlon – Equestrian Federations

Kosovo, battle for identity, until when?