Elina Xhengo, the Albanian teenager who is surprising everyone in javelin throw. She's only 16 years old, but her results are impressive. Moreover, Elina Xhengo is an Albanian athlete living in Greece, who competes with the flag of this country in javelin throw.
She was announced as the best European athlete for October, from the vote on the three most important social networking platforms: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.The 16-year-old Greek-Albanian won 3,470 votes, leaving behind Yaroslava Mahucik, as well as the Bulgarian Aleksandra Nacheva.
Elina Xhengo, after the disappointment at the European Athletics Championships of U18 category, managed to recover and shine at the Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, a competition where she set a record by throwing the javelin in a distance of 63.34 meters to become Albanian, which rised the Greek flag on the highest level of the podium.