TAFISA World 2001
The Global Almanac on Sport for All
Albania 
Land: 28,748km2 Population: 3,182,000 
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY 
 
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES 
 Football 
 Wrestling 
 Kala Dibrance (Dibra Castle): There are two teams. The first team stay with their back down and the second one jump into their back. The team whose holding should find a hidden number. If they do then the teams change positions, if not the game goes on the same way. 
 
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT 
 1) Football (10,000) 
 2) Basketball (2,000) 
 3) Athletics (1,000) 
 4) Volleyball (600) 
 
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT 
 1) Football 
 2) Basketball 
 3) Volleyball 
 4) Athletics 
 
4. SPORT LEGISLATION 
 The law for sport (March 1996) 
 
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER 
 NA 
 
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY 
 NA 
 
7.NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB 
 70 clubs. Average membership 200 per club. 
 
8. FITNESS TESTING PROGRAM 
 NA 
ORGANIZATION PROFILE 
 
National Olympic Committee of Albania 
 
Address: Rr."Dervish Hima", Nr.31, Tirana 
Tel:(355) 4.23.52.49 Fax: (355)4.24.05.65 
e-mail: koksh@albaniaonline.net 
 
 1. FOUNDED YEAR 
 March, 1958 
 
 2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE 
 Mr. Ilia Gaxho 
 Title: Head of "Sport for All" Commission 
 Occupation: Professor at Academy of Physical Education and Sports 
 
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION 
 Non-governmental organization 
 
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS 
 To provide a major inclusion of people on sports. 
 
5. NUMBER OF STAFF 
 Full-time staff: 6 
 
6.ANNUAL BUDGET 
 NA 
 
7.SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS 
 Olympic Day Run 
 Vivi Citta: in cooperation with Italian Union for Sport for All (USIP).
The motto is "Run for Peace". This event is held in some places of Albania
where the situation is more tensed. 
 
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES 
 FOR THE TARGET GROUPS 
  1) School children (Age 6 to 12) : 
 Football, Basketball and Gymnastic Teams
  2) Adolescents (Age 13 to 16) : 
 Football, Basketball, Athletics, Wrestling
and Gymnastic Teams 
  3) Adult women : 
 Football, Basketball, Athletics and Gymnastics (rhythmic
and artistic) 
  4) Aged people : 
 Jogging and different physical exercise at the park. 
  5) People with disabilities : 
 Special Olympic Committee provides different programs for the people with disabilities. 
 
9. LEADERSHIP TRAlNING AND 
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS 
 NA 
 
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS 
 NA 
 
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
 USIP, TAFISA 
 
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES 
 NA