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Arbnor Bajra, born in Gjilan (Kosovo) on 19 August 1992 , is a Belgian-Kosovar taekwondo athlete.

Arbnor Bajra is a part of the Kosovo Olympic taekwondo team and is competing to qualify for the next Olympic Games in Paris 2024.

Career
Before opting for his mother country, Arbnor was 3 times Belgian senior champion.

In 2021, Arbnor chooses to fight for his home country and in 2022 he fights in his new weight category (-74 kg) in which he is currently ranked 38th in the world.

At the 2022 European Championships, he won his first fight against Amer Abdullah from Denmark before losing in the 16th finals against Nedžad Husić from Bosnia, who would become the European vice-champion.

That same year, he qualified for the World Championships during which he passed his first round against Dewayal Delara (Sri Lanka) by disqualification and then lost against Muhammed Emin Yıldız (Turkey) in the sixteenth finals over three rounds.

He qualified for the 2023 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.

World Championships

 * 17th place at the 2022 World Championships in -74 kg.

European Championships

 * 9th place at the 2022 European Championships in -74 kg.

National championships

 * Gold medal at the Belgian Championship 2015 in -68 kg.
 * Gold medal at the 2016 Belgian Championship in -68 kg.
 * Gold medal at the 2018 Belgian Championship in -74 kg.
 * Gold medal and best competitor at the Kosovo Championship 2021 in -74 kg.

Opens International

 * Bronze medal at the Croatian Open
 * Bronze medal at the Dutch Open.

Notes and references
https://www.noc-kosovo.org/sq/lajme/arbnor-bajra-i-nenti-ne-kampionatin-evropian-manchester-2022

https://rtklive.com/sq/multimedia-emission.php?ID=21&EID=35230

https://www.les-sports.info/arbnor-bajra-taekwondo-spf728633.html

https://www.taekwondodata.com/arbnor-bajra.a122w.html

https://gazetari.al/2022/05/25/suksesin-me-te-madh-e-arriti-arbnor-bajra/