[1] On 11 November 2014 in Almaty she became world champion in the Snatch style for the category up to 63 kg.

[2] Previously Begaj represented Albania at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships where she took home the silver medal.

[3] She also represented Albania at 2008 Olympic Games in China where she finished 6th in the under 58 kg category.

Begaj, 28, became the first Albanian woman to win a World Championship gold medal by lifting 113 kg in the snatch.

[5] In January 2019, International Weightlifting Federation banned her for eight years for the doping violation.