Croatian Olympic Committee

Zagreb, July 17, 2020 - In my work, I will strive to promote Olympic values and commitment to the Olympic movement - said Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, thanking for the trust shown after becoming the fourth person and the first woman from Croatia to be elected a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Until recently the Croatian President, Ms, Kitarović earned this prestigious status with convincing electoral majority (86 votes in favor and 3 against) at the 136th session of the IOC, held in a form of video conference.

Zagreb, July 14, 2020 - The President of the Slovenian Olympic Committee, Bogdan Gabrovec, paid a working visit to the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC). He talked with the host, the head of the Croatian Olympic Committee and member of the EOCs Executive Committee Zlatko Mateša, about the upcoming session of the EOCs Executive Committee planned for the end of September in Ljubljana. If anti-pandemic measures (COVID-19)allow it, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach should also be a guest at the said meeting.

Zagreb, May 11, 2020 – 15th Session of the COC’s Medical Commission was held in the premises of the Croatian Olympic Committee, whose main agenda were report on the measures taken to protect male and female athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic and guidelines for work in the circumstances of the return of sports competitions. The Session was led by Commission President Miran Martinac MD, and, in addition to permanent members, the guests - Director of the Croatian Institute for Public Health - CIPH (HZJZ) Krunoslav Capak MD and Director of the Croatian Institute for Health and Safety at Work (HZZZSR) Marija Bubaš MD - participated in its work.

Zagreb, May 13, 2020 - Instead of the postponed competition in June this year, Croatian basketball players will host Olympic qualifications in Split from 29 June to 4 July 2021.  This is the epilogue of adjusting the competition calendar between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and qualifying tournaments will be held at the same time in Belgrade (Serbia), Kaunas (Lithuania) and Victoria (Canada) as well.

Split, May 3, 2020 - By decision of Split City Council, legendary Hajduk football player Ivan Gudelj received this year’s the City of Split Award. Gudelj is laureate in the competition of awards for personal achievement, where the awards for group and lifetime achievement are also given.

Zagreb, April 16, 2020 - In accordance with the new health situation and measures in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in force, this year’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (April 6th) was celebrated online through the international campaign #WhiteCard.

Zagreb, April 15, 2020 - More than 30 sport and sport-related associations, including a number of associations on a national level, have agreed on a common position paper entitled „Position paper on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the sport sector”.

Zagreb, April 15, 2020 - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (MDSRM) is an annual celebration of the power of sports to drive social change, community development and to foster peace and understanding. Since the partners cannot celebrate it in accordance with the clauses of the agreement signed in early February in Zagreb, they jointly propose: LET’’S MARK IT TOGETHER - ONLINE!

Lausanne/Tokyo, March 30, 2020 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan formally confirmed the new dates for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad via telephone conference that took place this Monday. Due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), Tokyo Olympics 2020 were scheduled to take place next year from July 23rd to August 8th and the Paralympic Games from August 24th to September 5th.

Zagreb, March 10th, 2020 - The International Olympic Academy (IOA) plans to implement several educational programs open to candidates from all countries this year as well. After the completed competitions of the Croatian Olympic Academy (COA), Croatian representatives were selected. At the 60th International Youth Symposium with this year's main topic of the symposium "Olympism and Humanism" and special topic "Olympic Games: Human Rights, Diversity and Inclusion in Sports", the Croatian candidate is Marija Leskovec.

Zagreb, March 1st, 2020 –Regarding the Croatian athletes at the international stage, the weekend of the February-March transition was marked by our proverbially successful shooters. The national shooting male team in 10M Air Rifle - Miran Maričić, Petar Gorša and Borna Petanjek - won a silver medal at the European Shooting Championships 10Mheld in Wroclaw (Poland).In the second qualification round,  the Croatian threesome achieved the second best result (626.4 hits), which also brought our team a fight for gold medal with the best representation of the second part of the competition - Russia (628.6 hits). The Russians (Sergei Kamensky, Alexander Dryagin and Vladimir Maslenikov) confirmed that primacy in the finals by winning 16-8. Team bronze went to the French ... Miran Maričić and Esthera Herceg also won bronze in mixed doubles for Croatia.

Zagreb, February 22nd, 2020 - After January's silver in Adelboden, Croatia's top skier Filip Zubčić created a new major venture by winning the frst place in Giant Slalom in Japan's Yuzawa Naebi.

Rome, February 14th 2020 - The formation of the European Olympic Committee's(EOCs) forming of the working group for strengthening the relations with the European Union (EU) has been confirmed at the headquarters of the European Olympic Committees (EOCs) in Rome. The three-member working body consistsof EOCs Vice President Niels Nygaard and members of the EOCs Executive Board Spyros Capralos and Zlatko Mateša. The President of the COC Mateša was also appointed the Head of the group.