On Tuesday, 28 May 2019, at 07:00 p.m., a mass sporting event will be held in Ljubljana. The 26th Decathlon is a student race to Ljubljana Castle. The organisers are the sport and educational club Zdrava Zabava and the Student Organisation of the University of Ljubljana. The race starts at the Prešeren trg (Prešeren Square).
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A student from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics of the University of Maribor, Uroš Burjek, won the title of Badminton Champion among students. The National Universiade in Racquet Sports took place on Wednesday, 27 March 2019. Source:
The 29-year-old Slovenian racer from the Jumbo-Visma team Primož Roglič won the overall standings at the Tirreno-Adriatico Race 2019 (the second race of the season) just two weeks after the success at the 2019 UAE Tour. This is the eighth such victory in the career of the Slovenian athlete and the 25th victory in his
A 28-year-old athlete from Slovenj Gradec, skier Ilka Štuhec, is a two-time world champion in downhill skiing. She has become the fifth athlete in the history of downhill skiing, who managed to defend the champion title. The competition was held in the Swedish Åre ski resort. Ilka Štuhec was ahead of the silver medallist, the
The Slovene Tim Mastnak became the snowboard world vice-champion (in parallel giant slalom category). The competition took place in Park City (USA). In its finals, the 28-year-old native of Celje lost the championship title to the 19-year-old Russian Dmitry Loginov. The bronze medal was won by the German Stefan Baumeister. The former world junior champion
An assistant from the Faculty of Energy Technology of the University of Maribor, Simon Marčič, again takes part in the Dakar Rally. The competition is held for the 41st time. Simon Marčič is the only representative of Slovenia. A new engine is installed in his motorcycle. Thus, he can expect a better result than in
Students from the University of Ljubljana took the fourth place at the 3×3 World University Games in Basketball. The best three-pointer was made by Maja Jakobčič. In the leader-board, the Slovenian female students followed their peers from Shingua University (China; 1st place), Vasyl Stefanik University (Ukraine; 2nd place) and Chinese Culture University (Taiwan; 3rd place).
Nina Bizjak, a student of the Faculty of Business and Technology from the University of Nova Gorica, was awarded by the Kayaking Federation of Slovenia for her high sport achievements in the 2018 season in the cadet and junior category. The ceremony of awarding the best kayakers and canoeists of the country took place in
The WBU Boxing Association announced the Slovenian boxer Ema Kozin, the youngest world champion in two weight categories, to be the world’s best and most promising young boxer. This was reported by the STA Agency with reference to the athlete’s coaching staff. This award is the result of the work of her entire team for
Goalkeeper from Atletico Madrid, Slovene Jan Oblak, sets a new record: in 178 matches played for his team, he had 100 matches without goals. The teammates gave him a nickname “Wall” for his reliability. This record is unique not only for the history of Atletico Club, but also for the history of all European football.
