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Enkelejda Shehaj \u00ebsht\u00eb p\u00ebrfaq\u00ebsuesja e 20 viteve m\u00eb par\u00eb n\u00eb Olimpiad\u00ebn Bot\u00ebrore p\u00ebr Shqip\u00ebrin\u00eb. Nj\u00eb vit m\u00eb par\u00eb, ajo iu rikthye s\u00ebrish sportit t\u00eb saj q\u00eb iu p\u00ebrkushtua q\u00eb n\u00eb mosh\u00ebn 17-vje\u00e7are, e k\u00ebsaj her\u00eb p\u00ebrfaq\u00ebsoi Amerik\u00ebn. Qitja ishte nj\u00eb sport popullor n\u00eb Shqip\u00ebrin\u00eb komuniste ku Shehaj nisi n\u00eb mosh\u00ebn 17-vje\u00e7are n\u00eb vitin 1986, edhe pse ajo thot\u00eb q\u00eb shqiptar\u00ebt nuk lejohej t\u00eb blenin arm\u00eb n\u00eb at\u00eb koh\u00eb. Ajo u rrit n\u00eb Tiran\u00eb, dhe u trajnua n\u00eb klubin e saj lokal t\u00eb qitjes. Nisi t\u00eb konkurroj\u00eb n\u00eb vitin 1988. E b\u00ebri k\u00ebt\u00eb 3 vjet para r\u00ebnies s\u00eb komunizmit n\u00eb vend. \u201cKomunizmi ishte nj\u00eb bot\u00eb tjet\u00ebr,\u201d thot\u00eb Shehaj, tani nj\u00eb n\u00ebn\u00eb 47-vje\u00e7are me dy f\u00ebmij\u00eb q\u00eb jeton n\u00eb Florida. \u201cEdhe n\u00ebse merrnim pjes\u00eb n\u00ebp\u00ebr kompeticione, e kishim t\u00eb ndaluar t\u2019i flisnim njer\u00ebzve t\u00eb tjer\u00eb, dhe t\u2019i shprehnim ndjenjat ton\u00eb. Komunikimet ishin t\u00eb ndaluara. Kishin frik\u00eb se mos ne d\u00ebgjonim se si jetonin njer\u00ebzit jasht\u00eb Shqip\u00ebris\u00eb. Na kishin m\u00ebsuar se ishim vendi m\u00eb i mir\u00eb, dhe t\u00eb tjer\u00ebt ishin t\u00eb mjeruesh\u00ebm,-rr\u00ebfen Enkelejda. Shehaj tregon se pse nuk mund t\u00eb largohej nga Shqip\u00ebria n\u00eb fillim t\u00eb karrier\u00ebs s\u00eb saj: \u201cPrind\u00ebrit do t\u00eb m\u2019i fusnin n\u00eb burg. Kisha d\u00ebgjuar histori t\u00eb njer\u00ebzve t\u00eb tjer\u00eb. Do i \u00e7onin n\u00eb vendet m\u00eb t\u00eb k\u00ebqija p\u00ebr t\u00eb jetuar\u201d. Shehaj arriti t\u00eb dilte n\u00eb vend t\u00eb kat\u00ebrt n\u00eb kampionatin bot\u00ebror t\u00eb vitit 1991 dhe fitoi nj\u00eb vend n\u00eb skuadr\u00ebn shqiptare t\u00eb Loj\u00ebrave t\u00eb Barcelon\u00ebs n\u00eb vitin 1992. Kjo sh\u00ebnjoi pjes\u00ebmarrjen e par\u00eb t\u00eb Shqip\u00ebris\u00eb n\u00eb Loj\u00ebrat Olimpike q\u00eb nga viti 1972 dhe deri n\u00eb fund t\u00eb komunizmit. Ajo p\u00ebrfundoi n\u00eb vend t\u00eb 14, 15 dhe 21 n\u00eb tre ngjarje olimpike mes viteve 1992 dhe 1996. Shehaj dhe bashk\u00ebhsorti i saj gjithashtu qit\u00ebs, ndejt\u00ebn n\u00eb Shqip\u00ebri me shpres\u00ebn se qeveria e re do t\u00eb sillte stabilitet. Por jo. R\u00ebnia e skemave piramidale \u00e7oi n\u00eb kaos vendin n\u00eb vitet 1996-97. \u201cU b\u00eb si shtet\u00ebrrethim,\u201d thot\u00eb Enkelejda. \u201cNuk dilje dot pas or\u00ebs 7 mbasdite. Njer\u00ebzit q\u00ebllonin me arm\u00eb. Resotrantin e babait tim e mbyll\u00ebn dhe e shkat\u00ebrruan\u201d. Shehajt i kishte ardhur n\u00eb maj\u00eb t\u00eb hund\u00ebr dhe n\u00eb vitin 1999 fluturoi n\u00eb SHBA me viz\u00eb, vitin kur Lufta e Kosov\u00ebs p\u00ebrfundoi. Ajo k\u00ebrkoi nj\u00eb jet\u00eb m\u00eb t\u00eb mir\u00eb p\u00ebr vazj\u00ebn e saj. Nd\u00ebrsa bashk\u00ebshorti i saj q\u00ebndroi. Enkelejda u largua p\u00ebr n\u00eb Amerik\u00eb me Megin dhe dy valixhe. \u201cMora me vete \u00e7do medalje, e \u00e7do let\u00ebr q\u00eb m\u00eb lidhte me sportin\u201d. Por vendimi i Shehaj nuk u prit mir\u00eb nga zyrtar\u00ebt shqiptar\u00eb t\u00eb Sportit, pasi Shehaj la ekipin shqiptar n\u00eb Loj\u00ebrat Olimpike t\u00eb vitit 2000. Me martes\u00ebn e dyt\u00eb n\u00eb Amerik\u00eb n\u00eb vitin 2001, bashk\u00ebshorti i saj Tony Bekurti e shtyu Enkelejdan t\u2019i futej s\u00ebrish sportit t\u00eb qitjes. \u201cNe kemi t\u00eb nj\u00ebjtin mentalitet kur bie fjala p\u00ebr sport,\u201d thot\u00eb Bekuri i cili \u00ebsht\u00eb vet\u00eb lojtar ping-pongu. Shehaj mori n\u00ebnshtet\u00ebsin\u00eb amerikane n\u00eb vitin 2012 dhe u kthye n\u00eb garat e nivelit nd\u00ebrkomb\u00ebtar pas 14 vitesh n\u00eb vitin 2014. Por k\u00ebt\u00eb her\u00eb si an\u00ebtare e ekipit komb\u00ebtar amerikan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Enkelejda Shehaj \u00ebsht\u00eb p\u00ebrfaq\u00ebsuesja e 20 viteve m\u00eb par\u00eb n\u00eb Olimpiad\u00ebn Bot\u00ebrore p\u00ebr Shqip\u00ebrin\u00eb. Nj\u00eb vit m\u00eb par\u00eb, ajo iu rikthye s\u00ebrish sportit t\u00eb saj…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":29685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,188],"tags":[492],"class_list":["post-29688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diaspora","category-histori-njerezore","tag-historia-e-qiteses-shqiptare-qe-triumfoi-ne-amerike","wpcat-62-id","wpcat-188-id"],"yoast_head":"\n