Zagreb, October 1, 2017 – In the presence of numerous Croatian top athletes and Olympians as well as public life notables, the closing ceremony of the European Week of Sport was held in Croatia on September 30, in the heroic city of Vukovar.

Zagreb, September 12, 2017 - On the occasion of 25th anniversary of the Croatian athletes’ first appearance at the Summer Olympics under their own Croatian flag in Barcelona in 1992, the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO) hosted the occasional celebration with the members of the first Croatian Olympic delegation headed by the then director of the Croatian Olympic Committee, Marijan Malović.

Zagreb, August 30th, 2017 – Until the Tokyo Olympics 2020, for which 50 potential candidates have been recorded up to August this year, the Croatian Olympic Committee and the relevant Olympic Programme Office have prepared a rich schedule of multi-sports events, as many as nine of them. Besides the two mentioned projects – PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 and Tokio Olympics 2020 - adopted by the Croatian Olympic Committee’s Council, extensive preparations are being made, in cooperation with national sports federations, for seven more.

MIES, August 23, 2017 ( COC/ Hina) – As announced on Wednesday, the famous Croatian basketball player Toni Kukoč made up to FIBA Hall of Fame’s 2017 Class of Inductees, along with the great American center player Shaquille O'Neal and the original “Dream Team”, the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team that performed at the Barcelona Olympics 1992.

Zagreb, August 12, 2017 – After a serious illness Zdravko Hebel, second President of the Croatian Olympic Committee (2000-2002) and winner of gold medal in Water Polo at the Mexico Olympics 1968, passed away in Zagreb at the age of 75.  

Zagreb, July 29, 2017 – The President and Secretary General of the Croatian Olympic Committee, Zlatko Mateša and Josip Čop, congratulated the Croatian male National Water Polo Team on winning the World Champion title on Saturday, July 29 in Budapest, in the match against the Hungarian National Water Polo Team.

Zagreb, June 20, 2017 - On the occasion of the World Refugee Day (June 20th), the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Croatian Olympians Club (HKO) joined the global UNHCR campaign #WithRefugees urging the governments around the world to make sure that each refugee family has the right to a safe place to live, the right to work and learn and that each refugee child is provided the education.

Montreal, May 20, 2017 - The Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), a member of which is also the President of the Croatian Olympic Committee Zlatko Mateša, held a meeting on May 18, 2017 in the Canadian city of Montreal. Decisions have been made on a series of measures that will affect WADA's progress and sport without doping.

Zagreb, May 8, 2017 - On its session, held on May 8, the Council of the Croatian Olympic Committee appointed Josip Čop Secretary General for a four-year-term. To Josip Čop, the only candidate in the competition, this is the fourth appointment for the duty he has been carrying out since 2005.

Zagreb, April 5, 2017 – The Croats are particularly fond of Mexico - it brought us two Olympic medals in 1968, won by the popular Đuke.

Zagreb, March 9, 2017 – On March 9, the President of the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO) Zlatko Mateša, President of the Croatian Athletics Federation (HAS) Ivan Veštić and Mayor of the City of Vukovar Ivan Penava presented the project of construction of the athletic stadium in Vukovar at the Croatian Olympic Committee’s headquarters.

Zagreb, February 14, 2017 - The Croatian Olympic Academy (HOA) selected the candidates to attend the 57th International Youth Leadership Conference organized by the International Olympic Academy from June 17-July 1, 2017 in the Greek city of Olympia.

Zagreb, January 17, 2017 - President and Secretary General of the Croatian Olympic Committee, Zlatko Mateša and Josip Čop, congratulated today all the athletes and sports professionals the Great Day of Croatian Sport, i.e. the celebration held in memory of January 17, 1992 when the IOC brought the Decision on temporary recognition of the Croatian Olympic Committee.

Zagreb, January 16, 2017 (Hina) – The highest state awards in the field of sports, the awards "Franjo Bučar", awarded by the Republic of Croatia for exceptional achievements and especially significant contribution to the development of sports in Croatia, were presented at the ceremony held on Monday, January 16 in the premises of the Ministry of Science and Education.

Zagreb, January 3, 2017 - The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach looked back at the successful Olympic year 2016, stating that sports is one of the few activities that have the strength and the power to unite people in, as he highlighted, ever more "fragile" world.

The President of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, awarded on December 5, 2016, the athletes and coaches – winners of medals at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Solidarity has awarded ten scholarships to Croatian athletes, candidates for participation at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang in 2018.

Croatian and Cuban Olympic Committee signed on October 12, 2016, the Memorandum on Cooperation between the Croatian and the Cuban Olympic Committee, involving the exchange of knowledge and experience particularly in the field of sports medicine and coaching profession.

Zagreb, november 22, 2016. -The leading figure of the Croatian and world handball, triple Olympic athlete and holder of two Olympic gold medals (Olympic Games Seoul 1988 and Atlanta 1996) Iztok Puc, got his memorial plaque unveiled on November 22 in Zagreb, in front of the sports hall “Kutija šibica".

ZAGREB, November 11, 2016 (Croatian news agency HINA) - This morning, the oldest Croatian Olympian and winner of silver medal at the Summer Olympics London 1948 Željko Čajkovski, died in Munich at the age of 91.

The President and Secretary General of the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO), Zlatko Mateša and Josip Čop, congratulated Janica Kostelić, appointed by the Croatian Government at today's meeting the first Secretary of State for Sports:

ZAGREB, November 7, 2016 (Croatian news agency HINA) - Croatian Skating Federation presented a new large project, according to which from now on the Croatian skating will be represented at the world's biggest competitions by an interesting sports couple, Lana Petranović and Russian skater to perform under our flag, Antonio Laudelino Souza Cordejru.

Zagreb, September 23, 2016 – we have launched the 60th, September edition of the Croatian Olympic Committee’s magazine Olimp, dedicated to the performance of Croatian athletes at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and celebration of Croatian Olympic Committee’s 25th anniversary of its establishment.

Zagreb, October 12th, 2016 - The President of the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO), Zlatko Mateša, and Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Juan Antonio Fernández, signed on October 12th, 2016, in the headquarters of the Croatian Olympic Committee, a Memorandum on cooperation between the Croatian and the Cuban Olympic Committee.

Zagreb, September 21, 2016 (Hina/Hoo) - At the occasional ceremony, held this Wednesday in the headquarters of the Croatian Journalists’ Association in the presence of many Olympians, including our best athlete of all time and Assistant Minister for Sports Janica Kostelić, the book "Croatian Olympians and notables" by Jurica Gizdić has been presented.

Zagreb, September 10, 2016  - At the ceremony, broadcasted live on Sports Television (which celebrates this year its fifth anniversary), presenting the IOC President’s Award “Sky is the limit” to the President of the Croatian Olympic Committee, the Head of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach addressed the guests and said: "It is my great pleasure to be here at a special ceremony of Croatian sports and for me personally, as the celebration of 25th anniversary of establishment of the Croatian Olympic Committee is an emotional event for me because I remember my first visit to Croatia in 1992 in a very difficult time for this country. However, even then Croatia was an important member of the International Olympic Committee. Your athletes are an additional, even greater reason for my pleasure; you can be very proud of the results they achieved in Rio de Janeiro. Congratulations to Croatia! ", said Bach and continued:

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 20, 2016 (Hina) – Croatian athlete Blanka Vlašić has won a bronze medal in High Jump at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro by clearing 1,97 meters.

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 19, 2016 (Hina/Hoo) - Croatian boxer Filip Hrgović won a bronze medal in Men’s Super-Heavyweight after losing in semifinals to World Champion Tony Yoka of France, where Filip has lost on the points decision 1-2.

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 16, 2016 (Hina) – The World’s Best Discus Thrower Sandra Perković has won on Tuesday, August 16, a gold medal at the Rio Olympics with a throw of 69,21 meters, defending thus her Olympic title won at the Olympics in London in 2012.

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 13, 2016 (Hina) – Croatian rower Damir Martin is the winner of silver medal in Men’s Single Sculls at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, after being beaten in a photo-finish by the defending Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale from New Zealand, while the Czech Republic’s Ondřej Synek, three-time consecutive World Champion, has won bronze.

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 12, 2016 (Hina) - Sixth day of competing at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro brought another gold medal for Croatia, won by the rowers Martin and Valent Sinković in Men’s Double Sculls, while it was a good day for both handball - victory over Denmark with 27-24, and basketball team – victory over Brazil with 80-76.

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 11, 2016 (Hina) - On the fifth day of competing at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the most brilliant performances were those of the Croatian sailors, holders of leading positions in two disciplines – Tonči Stipanović is the first among Men’s Laser sailors, while Šime Fantela and Igor Marenić opened the competition in Men’s 470 by winning the first and second place.

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 9, 2016 (Hina) - On the third day of competing at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Josip Glasnović has won gold in Trap, Marin Čilić advanced to the next round of Tennis Tournament, the Croatian water polo team defeated Montenegro with 8-7, while the Croatian sailors achieved a perfect start in their competition.

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 8, 2016 (Hina) - Croatian shooter Joseph Glasnović won the title of Olympic champion in Men's Trap in Rio de Janeiro, by being more successful than the Italian Giovanni Pellielo in the finals shoot-off with the result 17-16.

ZAGREB, August 6, 2016 (Hina / Hoo) - Josip Pavić (34), captain of the Croatian Olympic Water Polo Team Rio 2016 is the seventh athlete and the third water polo player, after Perica Bukić (Atlanta 1996) and Dubravko Šimenc (Athens 2004), who carried the Croatian flag at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

ZAGREB, July 28, 2016 - The Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) gave a send-off to the Croatian Olympic Delegation that is travelling to the Olympics, held from August 5th to August 21st in Rio de Janeiro.

Zagreb, July 18, 2016 - The Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) and Libertas International University signed on July 19, 2016 an agreement on improving their cooperation in the field of sports, education and science, enabling - above all - the higher education of categorized athletes.

Zagreb, July 11, 2016 - President of the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC), Zlatko Mateša, received on Monday, July 11, 2016 the President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Thomas Weikart, President of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) Ronald Kramer (Netherlands), Vice President of the ETTU Ivo Goran Munivrana and President of the Croatian Table Tennis Federation (HSTS) Zlatko Pospiš.

Zagreb, June 27, 2016 - The Council has delivered the Assembly of the Croatian Olympic Committee the decision on the execution of elections for the term 2016-2020, and scheduled the electoral session of the Assembly for November 7, 2016. This decision aims at election of new representatives in the Assembly of the Croatian Olympic Committee, as well as at the election of the President, four Vice-Presidents, members of the Council, members of the Supervisory Board and members of the Croatian Olympic Committee's Ethics Committee.

As part of the Croatian Olympic Committee’s marketing campaign "In the rhythm of Rio", which lasts until the completion of the Games in Rio in August 2016, the Polyclinic Aviva hosted the Croatian Olympic Handball Team Rio 2016 on June 15, 2016 in Nemetova Street in Zagreb.

The Croatian Olympic Committee marked on June 12, 2016 the first anniversary of the opening ceremony of the European Games Baku 2015, which took place from June 12 to 18, but – in a working way. The host city that performed its task flawlessly was the capital of Azerbaijan - Baku.

Zagreb, June 1, 2016 – The project SCORE (Strengthening Coaching with the Objective to Raise Equality / Advancing gender equality in sports training), in which the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) is one of the partners, is entering its final phase. The second part of the Education for Mentors program, attended by the Croatian Olympic Committee’s representatives - Olympian and basketball coach Kornelija Kvesić, judo coach Željka Maranić and former athlete and athletics coach Tijana Pavičić - was held in Helsinki, from May 20 to May 22, 2016.

Zagreb, May 30, 2016 – At its 47th Session, chaired by Zlatko Mateša, held on Monday, May 30, the Council of the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) adopted a modified financial plan of the Croatian Olympic Committee for 2016 in the amount of 137,452,680 Kuna, of which 121,647,917 Kuna from the State budget.

The International Olympic Day 2016, dedicated to the idea on reviving the Olympic Games in 1894, was celebrated in May and June throughout Croatia with several sports and educational events as part of the celebration. The central national celebration, held on Monday 23, 2016 at the SRC (Sports Recreational Center) "Mladost", along with the ending ceremony of the 9th Day of the Universal sports school, was attended by the students from all the Croatian counties. More than 800 primary and high schools’ students demonstrated their sports knowledge and skills while enjoying the socializing, fair play, friendship and mutual respect.

On April 28, 2016, the Croatian Government appointed our most successful athlete Janica Kostelić Assistant Minister of Science, Education and Sports Predrag Šustar. Janica has thus inherited the position previously held by a double Olympic gold medalist (Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988), water polo player Tomislav Paškvalin.

Zagreb, March 16, 2016 - Member of the Croatian Olympic marketing family and official distributor of tickets for Rio Olympics 2016, the company Atlas, hosted on March 16, at the Westin Hotel in Zagreb, the Croatian Olympic Taekwondo Team Rio 2016. - sisters Ana and Lucija Zaninović and Filip Grgić. Lucija Zaninović, winner of bronze medal at the London Olympics 2012 and her sister Ana who also performed at the same Olympics, are two out of five taekwondo-Olympians since the Croatian independence.

Zagreb, March 8, 2016 - In cooperation with the long-time partner of Croatian athletes and Olympians, the company Porsche Croatia, the Croatian Olympic Committee presented on March 8, at the headquarters of Porsche in Velika Gorica, the Croatian Olympic Athletics Team Rio 2016.

Zagreb, February 29, 2016 – At the occasional ceremony held on February 29 at the Journalists' Home in Zagreb, the Croatian Sports Journalists Association (HZSN) declared the best journalists, publicists and media assistants within their own profession. At the ceremony, a special award for cooperation with the media was presented to the winner of silver Olympic medal and one of the greatest Croatian Olympians, the skier Ivica Kostelić.

Zagreb, 29 February 2016 - Head of the Croatian Olympic Committee's Department for International Cooperation, Ljiljana Ujlaki Šubić, has been appointed member of the Commission for Coordination of the Mediterranean Games to be held in 2021 in the Algerian city of Oran. Victor Sanchez, Secretary General of the Spanish Olympic Committee has been appointed the President of the Commission.

Lausanne, February 18, 2016 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) received the first Candidature Files from Los Angeles, Rome, Budapest and Paris, the Candidate Cities for hosting the Olympic Games 2024. Namely, February 17 was the deadline for the submission of documents with which the candidates describe the vision, concept and strategy of the Olympic Games.

Zagreb, February 15, 2016 - Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Croatian National Tourist Board signed on February 15 a contract on construction of the Croatian House in Rio during the Olympics in August this year. "The Brazilian" Croatian house will be situated at the hotel "San Francisco", together with the national houses of Australia, Japan and New Zealand.

Zagreb, 25 January 2016 - The Croatian Olympic Academy (HOA) and the Memorial center Dražen Petrović (MDP) signed on Monday, January 25, the Agreement on cooperation in the implementation of program on promotion of Olympism under the name "Olympic Ideals - Dražen Petrović ".

The winners of the Croatian Olympic Committee's highest award, the award Matija Ljubek for lifetime achievement in sports for 2015, are: Erna Hawelka Rađenović, Olympian, top Croatian athlete and sports official from Zagreb, Romano Bajlo, Olympian, top Croatian rower and rowing coach from Zadar, Ante Nakić, top water polo coach from Šibenik, Ivan Kralj, athlete and experienced sports official for field hockey from Sv. Ivan Zelina and GNK (Civil football club) Dinamo for football school established in December 1957.

Zagreb, December 21, 2015 – The pre-Olympic year 2015 has been extremely successful for the Croatian sports, even in these times of a difficult financial situation, but the Olympic year 2016 is preparing true challenges when the record of six medals won at the London Olympic will be tested.

Zagreb, December 9, 2015 – President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach has sent to the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and their leadership, including the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) and its president Zlatko Mateša, the first annual report on the direct results of the reforms the IOC has performed in accordance with the plan of Olympic Agenda 2020.

Zagreb, October 13, 2015 (Hina) – On Tuesday, October 13, at the occasional ceremony held in the Croatian Journalists' Home, the book "Croatian female athletes at the Olympic Games" by Jurica Gizdić was presented to the public.

Zagreb, November 19, 2015 - The Croatian Olympic Committee opened for public discussion a draft proposal of the Ordinance on categorization of Croatian athletes. An integral part of the new ordinance are the criteria by sports disciplines that take into account the level of competitive organization at the international level.

Zagreb, November 9, 2015 – Croatian Olympic Committee's Gender Equality Commission (formerly known as Commission for Women in Sports) held on Monday its 7th session with the goal to comment and discuss the held seminaries and future steps.

Zagreb, October 30, 2015 – Member of the National Team and beneficiary of Olympic scholarship, middleweight boxer Hrvoje Sep (Boxing club Leonardo and Astana Arlansa), is the second Croatian boxer and also the 35th athlete who has qualified for performance at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio de Janeiro, which will be held from August 5th to August 21st 2016.

Bratislava / Zagreb, October 20, 2015 - In the organization of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) and the EOC's Athletes' Commission, supported by the Slovak Olympic Committee, on October 17 the 8th Forum of the European athletes was held in Bratislava.

Zagreb, October 10, 2015 - The two-day international seminary on gender equality in sports, held on Saturday, October 10th in Zagreb, ended with the conclusions pointing out that gender equality is not only a women's issue.

On September 8, 2015, in the presence of the Croatian Olympic Committee's President Zlatko Mateša and Assistant Secretary General for Marketing Ranko Četković, the Croatian Olympic Committee signed an agreement with the global brand McDonald's i.e. the company „Globalna hrana", holder of McDonald's franchise for Croatia, which has thus become the official sponsor of the Croatian Olympic Committee.