Croatian midfielder Luka Modric (left) celebrates after scoring a penalty during their Euro 2008 Championships Group B football match Austria vs. Croatia at Ernst-Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria. Croatia won 1-0.
Category: Sports
Ivan Kljaković Gašpić second at Finn European Championship
Ivan Kljaković Gašpić, Croatian sailor from the city of Split, won silver medal at Finn European Championship held in La Marina di Scarlino, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy, 2-10 May 2008. This is a great success of Croatian sport.
Handball Connects People
Sports is a great catalyst for world peace, because it is transparent as much as it can be, plus people connect through the game regardless where they came from and what they do or make for a living. At the game we are all together on the same spiritual level. It is very close to music.
Niko Dzapo will be racing for Team USA in China May 29 – June 1, 2008
Great success by young Niko Dzapo (left). Niko will be racing as part of the Team USA at the UCI BMX World Championship in Taiyaun China which will be held on May 29 – June 1, 2008. This has been a dream come true for Niko to represent the USA. Niko’s motto is “keep trying, you have nothing to lose”.
Charles Billich prepares for The Olympic Games in China 2008
Charles Billich, outstanding Croatian painter living in Australia, created the Bing Mah Yong cycle of paintings for the needs of the 2008 Beijing Olympiade. So well received has this work been that his paintings are represented on a collection of 16 postage stamps currently in circulation in China.
Sanja Jovanović wins gold by breaking her own world record in 50m backstroke
Sanja Jovanović broke her own world record on 50m backstroke swimming at the World Swimming Championships Manchester 2008, UK. Her new world record time is 26.37. With Duje Draganja’s world record the other day this is one of the greatest achievements in the history of Croatian sport. They won two gold and two bronze medals, first time ever.
Croatia – Land of World Swimming Record Holders
Two world swimming records are an achievement not even larger and stronger countries, than our “little” Croatia, can afford. But at this moment Croatians are celebrating and bragging with such achievements, thanks to Duje Draganja and Sanja Jovanovic, young swimmers who brought the world’s swimming to its knees.
Duje Draganja, the fastest swimming man on the planet Earth
Croatian Superman, Duje Draganja, the fastest swimming man on the planet conquers world record on 50 meters free style in Manchester, England on April 11th 2008. The Croatian swimmer, wearing Speedo’s LZR Racer suit, finished in 20.81 seconds.
Swimming success of Croatia at European championship in 2008
Gordan Kožulj, Vanja Rogulj, Mario Todorović and Duje Draganja won silver medals in men’s 100m medley relay at the European Swimming Championships in the Netherlands. Sanja Jovanović won bronze medal in women’s 50m backstroke, and Duje Draganje silver medal in 50m freestyle.
After 23 years the Parachute World Cup Series returns to Croatia
The World Parachute Cup Series returns to Croatia in 2008 after a 23 year absence. It is being organized by the “Krila Kvarnera” Parachuting Club from Rijeka and will be held in the town of Mali Lošinj on June 7, 2008.
Blanka Vlašić becomes indoor high jump world champion
Croatia’s Blanka Vlašić (left) has continued her streak of victories and has become the world champion in indoor high jump in Valencia. She has added the indoor gold medal to her outdoor gold medal.
Croatia to play Scotland in friendly, March 26, 2008 in Glasgow
Slaven Bilic (left) will lead the Croatian National Team in a friendly match against Scotland on march 26, 2008. The Scots feel that a match against a team ranked 10th in the world will provide the kind of test Scotland needs if they are to build on their impressive, if ultimately unsuccessful, Euro 2008 qualification bid.
Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić advance to quarterfinals at Zagreb Indoors
Top-seeded Ivan Ljubičić served 18 aces in beating fellow Croat Lovro Zovko 6-4, 7-6 (3) to make the quarterfinals of the Zagreb Indoors on Wednesday. The other remaining Croat, unseeded Mario Ančić (left), reached his first quarterfinal in Zagreb when he defeated German Denis Gremelmayr 6-3, 6-2.
Falkuša regatta in 1593, the earliest known regatta in Europe
The 1593 regatta consisted of seventy four wooden fishing boats called falkuša, from the harbour of the town of Komiža on the island of Vis to the islet of Palagruža. It was the oldest known boat race in Europe. Falkuša is autochthonous Croatian boat of 9m of length, with the mast of equal size, in use from 11th or 12th century.
Super Mario Ančić Comeback in 2008 with the Finals in Marseille, France
Super Mario as they call Mario Ančić is announcing a comeback in 2008 with a great game against Baghdatis in Marseille, France. Finals are tomorrow. After being ill for more than…
Snow Queen Trophy 2008 Croatia, Sljeme
This year’s Snow Queen Trophy will be held February 15-17, 2008 and it’s truly a season-highlight for slalom skiers that is being organized this year. Two gate-races are planned on the icy slopes of Sljeme situated a half an hour from Croatia’s capital city.
High Jump World Champion Blanka Vlašić's 20th consecutive victory
Croatia’s world champion Blanka Vlašić earned her 20th consecutive victory on Wednesday at the Women’s High Jump Meeting in her hometown of Split. The 24-year-old jumped 2.01 metres, setting a meet record at a venue just a few hundred metres from her Dalmatian coast home.
Ivan Ljubičić wins in South Africa
Tournament top seed Ivan Ljubičić of Croatia (left) had to pull out all the stops against Algerian qualifier Lamine Ouahab — ranked in singles far below him at 318 — before battling to a three-set 6-4 4-6 6-3 win.
Alpine skiing legends to take part in Croatia charity race
Sixteen alpine skiing legends including Italy’s Alberto Tomba and Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark will take part in a charity race in Croatia on February 17, 2008. They will race in a mixed-sex giant slalom event with Ivica Kostelić (left), among others. Money collected from the race will be donated to a hospital for chronic child diseases in Gornja Bistra near Zagreb.
Croatia Ambassador to China visits Macau Olympic Committee
The ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to China, Boris Velić (left), and president of the Croatian Olympic Committee, Zlatko Mateša, visited the Macau Olympic Committee last week at the newly inaugurated Macau Olympic Committee Headquarters.