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Maric to attend “Serbs in Greek Sport” in Athens
Belgrade,
4 October 2012
Minister of Youth and Sport Alisa Maric and her associates will attend an event themed “Serbs in Greek Sport” on 5 October in Athens.
The Ministry says in a statement that the event, organised to honour the Serbian-Greek sport friendship and partnership, will be held under the auspices of Greek President Karolos Papoulias.
At tomorrow’s event, Athens and Piraeus will pay honour to two coaches from Serbia, Zelimir Obradovic, who has been at the head of Panathinaikos’s team for a number of years, with whom the team won five European championship titles and who will become an honourable citizen of Athens, and to Dusan Ivkovic, with whom Olympiacos from Piraeus achieved its two best European club titles.
At Megaro Mousikis, where the main celebration will be held, a custom-made film on Serbian athletes will be screened and an exhibition will be presented featuring 130 photographs on sport links between the two peoples.
A book titled “Serbs in Greek Sport” will also be presented, containing 30 stories about coaches and athletes who helped to improve the Greek sport.
Most of these names will be present in Athens, including Zelimir Obradovic, Dusan Ivkovic, Bozidar Maljkovic, Sava Grozdanovic, Stjepan Bobek, Branko Stankovic, Todor Veselinovic, Dusan Bajevic, Dragan Sakota, Vlade Djurovic, Branislav Prelevic, Nikola Stamenic, Petar Trbojevic, Zoran Gajic, Ivan Miljkovic, Dejan Brdjovic, Zeljko Tanaskovic, Predrag Djordjevic, Ilija Ivic, Darko Kovacevic, Zarko Paspalj, Dragan Tarlac, Milan Tomic, Predrag Stojakovic, Dejan Bodiroga, Zeljko Rebraca, Dejan Tomasevic, Dusan Osmanagic and Goran Maksimovic.
Apart from Minister Maric and a number of athletes from Serbia, the celebration in Athens will be attended by President of the Serbian Olympic Committee Vlade Divac and State Secretary of Youth and Sport Predrag Perunicic, the statement adds.
At tomorrow’s event, Athens and Piraeus will pay honour to two coaches from Serbia, Zelimir Obradovic, who has been at the head of Panathinaikos’s team for a number of years, with whom the team won five European championship titles and who will become an honourable citizen of Athens, and to Dusan Ivkovic, with whom Olympiacos from Piraeus achieved its two best European club titles.
At Megaro Mousikis, where the main celebration will be held, a custom-made film on Serbian athletes will be screened and an exhibition will be presented featuring 130 photographs on sport links between the two peoples.
A book titled “Serbs in Greek Sport” will also be presented, containing 30 stories about coaches and athletes who helped to improve the Greek sport.
Most of these names will be present in Athens, including Zelimir Obradovic, Dusan Ivkovic, Bozidar Maljkovic, Sava Grozdanovic, Stjepan Bobek, Branko Stankovic, Todor Veselinovic, Dusan Bajevic, Dragan Sakota, Vlade Djurovic, Branislav Prelevic, Nikola Stamenic, Petar Trbojevic, Zoran Gajic, Ivan Miljkovic, Dejan Brdjovic, Zeljko Tanaskovic, Predrag Djordjevic, Ilija Ivic, Darko Kovacevic, Zarko Paspalj, Dragan Tarlac, Milan Tomic, Predrag Stojakovic, Dejan Bodiroga, Zeljko Rebraca, Dejan Tomasevic, Dusan Osmanagic and Goran Maksimovic.
Apart from Minister Maric and a number of athletes from Serbia, the celebration in Athens will be attended by President of the Serbian Olympic Committee Vlade Divac and State Secretary of Youth and Sport Predrag Perunicic, the statement adds.
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