Albanian weightlifter

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

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 will likely be expunged.

2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

References

External links

• Romela BEGAJ at Beijing2008.cn at the Wayback Machine (archived August 10, 2008)
• Romela BEGAJ at the International Weightlifting Federation