Congratulations to Filip Zubčić on his Giant Slalom victory in Bansko
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Zagreb, February 27, 2021 – The best Croatian skier Filip Zubčić is the winner of the first of two World Cup Giant Slalom races, which are being run in Bulgaria's Bansko this weekend. He entered the finish line with a time of 2:20.62, the second-placed was France's Mathieu Faivre, while third place went to Austria's Stefan Brennsteiner for the first winning pedestal in his career.
Launched competition for haiku poets
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Zagreb, 26 February 2021 - For the purposes of promoting the Tokyo Olympics and the hosting country of Japan, the NOC of Croatia (HOO) and the Association of Croatian Writers (DHK) signed the Agreement on Launching the Haiku Poets Contest titled Towards the Sun - towards the Tokyo Olympics.
Call for inclusion in campaign to prevent manipulation of sports competitions
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Zagreb, 23 February 2021 – Since, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the competitions in many sports are taking place, the NOC of Croatia (HOO) continues its International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) campaign on prevention of manipulation of sport competitions through its websites and social networks. In the beginning of July 2020, the Croatian Olympic Committee’s Assembly verified the previously adopted decision of the Croatian Olympic Committee’s Council and unanimously accepted the Ordinance on preventing manipulation of sports competitions. All activities will be carried out under the slogan Be true, be you. Believe in sport!
Congratulations to Ivan Dodig on winning the Australian Open paired with Filip Polašek
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Melbourne, 21 February 2021 – The Croatian tennis player Ivan Dodig won the Grand Slam tournament in Men's Doubles for the second time in his trophy career. After his triumph at Roland Garros in 2015 (with Brazil's Marcelo Melo), Dodig also celebrated at this year's Australian Open, paired with Slovakian tennis player Filip Polašek.
Mateša and Čop congratulated water polo players for winning the performance at Summer Olympics in Tokyo
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Zagreb, 21 February 2021 - In dramatic unravelling of Olympic qualifying tournament in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the Croatian water polo players secured their performance at the Tokyo Olympics (July 23rd - August 8th). After Saturday's semi-finals "roulette", where they were beaten by the Montenegrin team, Ivica Tucak's selectees had enough strength, skill and sports luck to beat the Russians (25-24) in the same but even more dramatic way. After 11-11 in four quarters of the game, they needed 15 series of five-meter penalty shots for Tokyo's Olympic "visa".
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Blanka Vlašić ended her active career
Split/Zagreb, 19 February 2021 - One of the greatest Croatian athletes of all time, Blanka Vlašić, announced the decision to officially end her active athletic career. In addition to numerous world and European trophies and sports recognitions, Blanka’s rich collection includes two Olympic medals - silver from Beijing 2008 and bronze from Rio 2016. -
Congratulations to Filip Zubčić on winning the world silver
Cortina d'Ampezzo, 16 February 2021 - In his debut performance at the FISI Alpine Ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Croatia's best skier Filip Zubčić won a silver medal in Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom. -
Haiku new link of Croats with Tokamachi
Zagreb, 11 February 2021 - President of the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO) Zlatko Mateša organized at the premises of the National Olympic Association the reception for the most experienced active Croatian ambassador Dr. Drago Štambuk. Although he is currently Ambassador to Iran, Dr. Štambuk left an indelible mark in Japan during his ambassadorial work from 2005 to 2010, and in the small town of Tokamachi his idea of a symbolic connection between two nations - the House of Japanese-Croatian Friendship - was realized. -
Croatian athletes 4 more years in the 4F equipment
Zagreb, 8 February 2021 - Croatian male and female Olympians and male and female athletes at other multi-sport competitions will wear sports equipment of the renowned Polish company 4F for the next four years. This is the epilogue to the business negotiations of the Croatian Olympic Committee’s Marketing representative with the management of the in Europe extremely popular sports equipment brand. -
Reception for reservist athletes
Zagreb, 29 January 2021 - Minister of Defense Mario Banožić and Chief of General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces Admiral Robert Hranj and associates organized at the Croatian Army House in Zagreb the reception for twenty-four top athletes, out of a total of forty, who signed service contracts in the reserve composition of the Croatian Army for 2021. -
Zlatko Mateša thanked the NOC of Montenegro for donation
Podgorica/Zagreb, 21 January 2021 – The NOC of Montenegro (COK) sent 3,000 EUR as financial assistance in eliminating the consequences of the devastating earthquake in Sisak-Moslavina County in the Republic of Croatia. -
On this day 29 years ago, the NOC of Croatia was admitted to the International Olympic Family
Zagreb, 17 January 2021 - On this day 29 years ago, the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO) was admitted to the International Olympic Family. This happened only two days after the international recognition of the Republic of Croatia, when the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisionally recognized the NOC of Croatia, thus allowing the Croatian athletes, to participate – in the very same year - at the Winter Olympics in Albertville and at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona. -
The company Pharmakon distribucija d.o.o. donated COVID-19 antigen tests to the NOC of Croatia
Zagreb, January 11, 2021 - Pharmakon distribucija d.o.o. from Zagreb, founded in 2013 and registered for wholesale trade of pharmaceutical products, donated to the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO) a quantity of tests for detecting the presence of coronavirus in the body - PCL COVID 19 Ag Gold Saliva. It is a new antigenic saliva test that is very easy to apply. Namely, it can be carried out at any time and the result is obtained already in five to ten minutes. -
NOC of Croatia congratulates skiers on brilliant slalom performance on Sljeme
Zagreb, January 6, 2021 – Even though this year was their first ever without the support of local fans, the Croatian skiers achieved a historic success for the World Cup in the slalom race on Sljeme. On Red Descent, four of our representatives made the second run and registered points. -
Congratulations to the company Toyota Croatia d.o.o. for two awards to the Yaris model - Silver Car and City Car of the Year 2021
Zagreb, January 5, 2021 - For the eighth year in a row, the Croatian Association of Automotive Journalists and the show TV Automagazin have chosen the Car of the Year. It is the selection of the best car that came to the market in 2020 showing, however, its potential in 2021. -
In the 69th selection of the SN (Sport News) the best are: Barbara Matić, Domagoj Duvnjak and Croatian national female and male handball team
Zagreb, 27 December 2020 - Judoka Barbara Matić and captain of the Croatian national male handball team Domagoj Duvnjak are the best Croatian athletes in individual competition of the 69th Sport News’ (SN) poll, while the female and male handball team are both team and team laureates. -
Athletes 2020 in the selection of the NOC of Croatia: Stipanović, Prodan and Jelić, Sinković brothers and two handball teams
Zagreb, 21 December 2020 - The Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO) traditionally concludes the year with the selection of the most successful female and male athletes and coaches and presentation of special awards to sport notables. In the year burdened by the pandemic (COVID-19), the image of Croatian sport looked significantly different compared to the previous years because epidemiological measures affected the postponements and cancellations of competitions, as well as the athletes’ training. -
NOC of Croatia congratulated junior gymnast Sara Šulekić on winning the European silver and senior female gymnasts on achieving the historic success at the European Championships
Zagreb, 20 December 2020 - After male gymnasts’ performance last weekend, the best Croatian female gymnasts also participated in junior and senior competition at the European Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Turkey's Mersin. -
NOC of Croatia congratulated the great Croatian female handball players on winning bronze at the European Championship in Denmark
Zagreb, 20 December 2020 - By winning bronze at the European Women’s Handball Championship in Denmark (25-19 victory over the Danish National Team), the Croatian female handball players achieved the greatest success in the history of our women's handball. -
NOC of Croatia congratulated the gymnasts on three silver medals won at the European Championships
Mersin, 13 December 2020 - The Croatian gymnasts returned from the European Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships - held in the Turkish city of Mersin - with as many as three silver medals, which represents their most successful performance so far in the strongest continental competition. -
Elementary school Petar Preradović from Zagreb presented the prestigious European Commission’s Education Award
Zagreb, 8 December 2020 - Elementary school Petar Preradović from Zagreb announced that it was presented the award for the best European sports education project in the EuropeanCommission's 2020 #BeActive Awards. The Project Walking Around the Earth, conceived by the Professor Juraj Horžić, won the first prize in the Education category, having previously entered among the three finalists on the continental level. -
Matea Parlov Koštro run the marathon and met the Olympic norm for Tokyo
Valencia, 6 December 2020 - Croatian marathon runner Matea Parlov Koštro, 27, met the Olympic norm for next year's Tokyo Olympics, after running a marathon in Valencia in 2:28.52 on Sunday, achieving thus also her personal best. Parlov Koštro, 27, “went after” the norm of 2:29:30, and also improved her personal best of 2:32.43, which she ran in February last year in Seville. -
Croatian Olympic Committee congratulates Filip Zubčić on second giant victory of his career
Zagreb, 5 December 2020 - Croatia's best skier Filip Zubčić excelled again in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. As our only representative in Saturday's Giant Slalom in Italian city of Santa Caterina, he celebrated the victory (2:15.06) after an excellent second run and previously achieved solid sixth place in the first run. -
Non-profit sports associations can also be granted the EU support for alleviating the COVID-19 pandemic
Zagreb, 4 December 2020 - Organized by the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds as managing body of the Operational Program Competitiveness and Cohesion, the 14th session of the Operational Program Monitoring Committee was held via video link on Friday, attended by the Croatian Olympic Committee’s European Union Programs; Funds and EU Program Coordinator Alma Papić, also a member of the mentioned Committee. -
Croatian Olympic Committee highlighted as an example of good practice in International Olympic Committee’s survey on gender equality in sports
Zagreb, 2 December 2020 – During 2019 and 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) conducted an extensive research on gender equality in sports. In the published report on results of the survey (Gender Equality Survey Results) and report on examples of good practice from the National Olympic Committees (Good Practice Examples from NOC), the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) that operates in this field through the work of the Gender Equality in Sport Commission, was highlighted as one of the examples of good practice. -
At the Conference on Investments in Sports, the Croatian Olympic Committee and the Croatian Chamber of Economy (HGK) presented the sports satellite account of the Republic of Croatia
Zagreb, 30 November 2020 - The Croatian Chamber of Economy (HGK) and the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) jointly organized the Conference on Investments in Sports with a presentation of the results of sports satellite account of sport and study on investments in sports. The conference with around twenty present speakers and guests was held, respecting all the prescribed epidemiological measures, at the headquarters of the Croatian Chamber of Economy in Zagreb. -
Croatian Olympic Committee congratulates basketball players on 2022 European Championship
Zagreb, 29 November 2020 - With an 87-72 victory over Sweden and previous over Turkey with 79-62, the Croatian National Basketball Team secured its place at the qualifying European Championships in Istanbul in 2022. -
EPOSM: More than 5000 completed questionnaires
On November 6, 2020, the EPOSM project (“Evidence-based Prevention Of Sporting-related Match-fixing”) successfully ended its data collection. During a period of approximately six months, an online questionnaire on match-fixing has been conducted in seven European countries (i.e., Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and United Kingdom). -
Siniša Krajač presented the Croatian Olympic Committee’s recognition to the organizers of the Poreč’s European Championships in Judo at the meeting in Pula
Pula, 24 November 2020 - Two weeks after the completion of one of the most important sports projects in Europe during the pandemic in 2020, the representatives of the European Judo Union (EJU) and the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO) summed up together with the Heads of Institute for Public Health of Istria County and Civil Protection at the European Judo Championships for Juniors (November 4-6) and the European Judo Championships for Younger Seniors (November 9-10). -
Croatian Olympic Committee congratulated Nikola Mektić on winning the final Masters of the season and Mate Pavić on World’s No. 1 in Doubles
Zagreb, 22 November 2020 - Croatian tennis players Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić achieved two extremely valuable successes in the week behind us. After pairing with Dutchman Wesley Koolhof in the ATP Finals in London, Mektić became the first Croat to win the Nitto ATP Finals i.e. the season-ending championships of the ATP Tour (tournament of the season's best eight pairs). He rounded-up his year-long cooperation with the Dutchman with his first triumph in this year’s third appearance in the finals. It was Mektić's 16th finals in the career and eighth won title of the winner.