Dr. Merepeza had the pleasure once again to work with Albanian Ski Team at this great event. It was a good experience being in Colorado mountains and specifically in the beautiful towns of Vail and Beaver Creek.
Category: International Sports Events
Central American and Caribbean Games, Veracruz, Mexico
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It was great to be back working for the Host Medical Services in Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico. Everything about Mexico that Dr. Merepeza loves was there. Great friends (many colleagues that he has worked before with Mexico, Dr. Raul Castillo, Dr. Saul Luenga and others), great weather, great hospitality and the warmth of the Mexican culture! There were 31 countries and 5707 athletes that competed in 36 sports. Overall another great experience in Mexico.
IPC Sledge Hockey International Women’s Cup
IPC Sledge Hockey International Women’s Cup, Brampton, Canada
Ms. Tracy Auld PT and Elizabeth Williams RMT participated at this important event as medical staff for the Canadian Women’s Sledge Hockey National Team. This was an exciting event as both were working with the team in such an event for the first time. Both enjoyed being part of this excitement and were proud of the team’s performance which placed second, only behind Team USA. It was a pleasure to work with the Team that was highly motivated and worked really hard.
They looked forward to the next event as they are now working for the team on permanent basis.
Congratulations to Liz and Tracy for a job well done!
European Football Qualification for EURO 2016
European Football Qualification for EURO 2016
In September 2014 Dr. Merepeza was asked by the Albanian Football Federation to join their medical staff of the Albanian Senior National Football Team. He was the team doctor for the Albanian U21 National Team under head coach Mr. Skender Gega and now he has joined the medical team of the senior team that consists of a team physician two PTs and Dr. Merepeza. The team is headed by Italian coaching staff with head coach Mr. Gianni de Biasi and assistant coach Paolo Tramezzani. It is an honour to be part of the team staff and it has been a great experience so far into the qualifying campaign. The team has obtained the best results in their history so far by beating Portugal in Porto and tying against France in Reinnes, France.
World Championships of Floorball
World Championships of Floorball, Babimost, Poland
Our physiotherapist, Sandor Jakab, participated as medical team staff for U19 Canadian Women’s National Floorball team for the first time in April 14-30, 2014. Sandor was excited on his assignment as permanent position on this team and started off with this important event in Poland.
It was a good performance from the team and Sandor enjoyed the experience of being part of this organization. Sandor’s great work got noticed by the organization and the coaching staff and he has been assigned now to the senior team as their physio.
Congratulations to Sandor for a job well done!
2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia
2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia
Dr. Merepeza participated for the fourth time in these Olympic Winter Games held in Sochi Russia. He was fully accredited as a team Chiropractor with the Albanian delegation who participated with two skiers in Sochi. It was a great experience, as the games were held for the first time in Russia. The weather was relatively warm in the city of Sochi (they have palm trees) and beautiful in the mountains. Dr. Merepeza enjoyed these games and the warmth of the Russian people and culture.
World Weightlifting Championships
World Weightlifting Championships
On October 16-27, 2013 the World Weightlifting Championships were held in the beautiful city of Wroclaw, Poland. Dr. Merepeza was accredited with the Canadian National Team. The team consisted of four male and three female lifters and four coaches. The team did well and one female lifter, Dr. Marie-Eve Beauchemin-Nadeau form Quebec took sixth place. It was a very exciting competition and Dr. Beauchemin-Nadeau made a technical error that cost her the 5th place. She is a talented lifter and will certainly improve her ranking in future competitions.
Olympic Games 2012 London, England
Olympic Games 2012 London, England
Dr. Merepeza participated at these Olympic Games as a fully accredited Chiropractor with the Albanian Olympic Team. It was a very exciting event overall and it was exciting to be part of the Games once again.
Dr. Merepeza oversaw the whole delegation which had participants in many sports including athletics, swimming (both his favourites), judo, shooting, wrestling and of course weightlifting. The team did relatively well but came short of medals which they were expecting to win at least two. Caring for athletes for a multitude of sports is exciting as you see different kinds of injuries and conditions however is also challenging because they train and compete at different venues and schedules. It makes for long days moving from venue to venue with each group of athletes. Overall it was a “spectacular experience” that he will remember for a “long time”.
PAN AM Weightlifting Championships
PAN AM Weightlifting Championships
London Olympic Qualifier; Junior World Weightlifting Championships, Antigua, Guatemala
This event was held in the beautiful city of Antigua (UNESCO World Heritage Site) In Guatemala from May 10th -19th 2012. Dr. Alban Merepeza worked as a chiropractor with the Canadian National Weightlifting Team. This was the first time that Dr. Merepeza was working with The Canadian Team and overall it was a great experience. This event was to determine the Continental qualifiers for the London Olympic games and as such had particular importance. The aim was to qualify another Canadian male weightlifter and for this purpose the delegations was 26 persons strong. The Team did relatively well but fell short of a few points of qualifying a male for London. Nevertheless, there will be three female weightlifters representing Canada at the Olympic Games in London.
XVI PAN AM GAMES
XVI PAN AM GAMES Guadalajara Mexico, 2011
Dr. Merepeza had the privilege to serve for COPAG medical services during these games. He, along with over 30 sport chiropractic specialists were part of the core medical team. It was one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences for him. The games were very well organized and the Mexican hosts were very friendly.
Dr. Merepeza had a chance to serve in a few venues such as Gymnastics, Aquatics, Basketball and his favourite, Track and Field. He got to use his Spanish language skills for the first time in his career in a clinical setting as he served athletes from a multitude of countries. He is grateful to FICS organization that invited him to be part of these Games.