Career
Previously Begaj represented Albania at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships where she took home the silver medal. She also represented Albania at 2008 Olympic Games in China where she finished 6th in the under 58 kg category. In the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships she got bronze medal in snatch.
However, Begaj failed an anti-doping test for this event and her results will likely be expunged.