Two days after the triumphed in 800 meters race in the Tournament of Istanbul, the Albanian athlete Luiza Gega got another success, taking first place and the gold medal in the race of 1500 meters, this time won the indoor Balkan Championship.
Not only that, but Gega has also set a new national record in this discipline for indoor halls, giving the time of 4'06 "89 and improved its previous record (4'07" 84). An excellent presentation of Albanian athlete in this Balkan Championship, confirming the good results achieved during the past two years.
She totally dominated the 1,500-meter race, a discipline in which he captured the qualification rate for "Rio 2016", leaving many meters behind her rivals. Gega is trained for months in Kenya with her coach Taulant Stërmasi and the Balkan Championship held in Istanbul was a good test to see her shape in the wake of other international activities that will take place soon. In this Balkan Championship participate other Albanian athletes who are still competing on the track "indoor" in Istanbul.
