In Belgrade, the Yugoslav Sports Association Partizan celebrated its 79th anniversary. The sports club was founded in October 1945 as part of the Yugoslav army, and a few years later, it became a civilian club, allowing ordinary citizens to join alongside Yugoslav army personnel.
Among the first sections of Partizan were football, athletics, basketball, cycling, and tennis. Later, the association expanded to include esports, 3×3 basketball, MMA, fencing, and women’s handball clubs.
At the official ceremony, the Serbian Minister of Sports Zoran Gajić and the President of the Yugoslav Sports Society and Basketball Club Partizan, Ostoja Mijailović, stated that the clubs within the large family are actively developing and wished them further growth. Afterward, the awarding of the best clubs began.
The best men’s team of the current year within Partizan was the young 3×3 basketball club, Partizan Meta Force. The best women’s team of the year was the rowing club.
Other athletes, coaches, and clubs also received their awards and recognition as the best of the best:
- ALEKSANDAR KARAKAŠEVIĆ — Table Tennis
- MAKSIM DESPOTOVIĆ — Tennis Club
- NIKOLINA NIŠAVIĆ — Judo Club
- TODOR AKSENTIJEVIĆ — Wrestling Club
- DANICA VRCELJ — Rowing Club
- NIKOLA STOJIĆ — Rowing Club
- ALEKSANDAR POPOVIĆ — Handball Club
- BOJAN MILOŠEVIĆ — Table Tennis
- NADA GLODIĆ — Best Employee
- DRAGAN ŽIVOTIĆ — Athletics Club
- JOVANA ARSIĆ — Rowing Club
- MILIJA MILOSAVLJEVIĆ — Special Recognition for Sponsorship and Support of the Sports Association
- ISIDORA ŽIVKOVIĆ — Wrestling Club
- NIKOLA RAIČEVIĆ — Athletics Club
- NIKOLAJ PIMENOV — Rowing Club
- IVANA ILIĆ — Athletics Club
- ANASTASIJA BOGDANOVIĆ — Judo Club
- SERGEJ ŽIVKOVIĆ — Tennis Club
- VESLAČKI KLUB — Rowing Club — Best Men’s Junior Team
- DŽUDO TIM — Judo Club — Best Women’s Junior Team
- RUKOMETNI KLUB — Handball Club — Special Recognition
- STONOTENISKI KLUB — Table Tennis — Special Recognition
- GLOBOS — Gratitude for Employee Medical Insurance
- VATERPOLO SELEKCIJA U12 — Water Polo Team U12 — Special Recognition
- AUTO KLUB — Auto Club — Special Recognition.
Foto: Maxim Konankov/Meta Force Arena
