Evagjelia Veli

She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.

[1][2] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 53 kg.

[4] She competed at the Senior European Weightlifting Championship 2016 in Forde in Women's 53 kg.

She competed at the Senior European Weightlifting Championship 2017 in Split in Women's 53 kg, and finished in 4th place.

In May 2022 she tested positive for presence of stanozolol metabolite and exogenous 5αAdiol and/or 5βAdiol[5] and is subsequently suspended until July 2027.