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Historic Snow Volleyball promo event held in Serbia

by Press 24/04/2023

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The Association ‘Sport for All Serbia’ recently organised the 30th edition of the annual Ski Festival on Kopaonik mountain, run under the auspices of the Serbian Ministry of Sports and the Sports Association of Serbia. As part of the festival, Sport for All Serbia and the Volleyball Federation of Serbia delivered a promo event of Snow Volleyball, the first such thing in history for the Balkan country since late 2015 when the CEV added Snow Volleyball to their portfolio as an official discipline.

In the hall of the Grand Hotel, Mr Zoran Gajić, Minister of Sports of Serbia, officially opened the 30th Ski Festival accompanied by Mr Davor Štefanek and Mr Goran Marinković, President and Secretary General of the Sports Association of Serbia, Mr Djula Mester and Mr Ivan Knežević, President and Secretary General of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, Mrs Jasmina Juras, President of the Sports Association of Vojvodina, as well as Mr Branko Vujović and Mr Filip Vešović, President and Secretary General of the association Sport for All Serbia.

On the court set up near the Grand Hotel, Snow Volleyball was officially presented by former volleyball national team members, and now officials at the helm of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, Djula Mester and Ivan Knežević. Mester is a member of the golden generation that claimed Olympic and European gold for Yugoslavia in 2000 and 2001, respectively.

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Kosovo Main

Drita and Skënderbeu won national cup of Kosovo

by Press 21/04/2023

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Drita and Skënderbeu are winners of the women’s and men’s national cup of Kosovo.

In women’s competition, Drita has repeated last year’s success in the Kosovo Cup, even under identical circumstances, defeating it by reversal in a spectacular final at the “1 October” Fer Volley Hall.

It was a repeat of the last final of this competition, with Drita winning 3:2 (18:25, 22:25, 25:23, 25:18, 15:13), the same as a year ago. Fer Volley was advancing 2-0 after the first two sets, thanks to a strong and solid performance, but Drita managed to repeat the success by reversing the result, with a sensational performance in the following three sets.

The president of the Volleyball Federation Kosovo (FVK), Bahri Gjinovci, handed over Championship trophy to Drita team.

The vice president of FVK, Mimoza Shkodra Bislimi and the Secretary General of FVK, Valon Nikqi, presented the medals to the champions.

The medals for the second place were shared by the member of the board, Gazmend Husaj and the director of culture, youth and sports in Gjilan, Kushtrim Zeqiri.

The MVP of the women’s final was Megi Bislimi, MVP award was presented the head coach of the U17 National Team and volleyball legend, Donald Suxho.

In men’s competition, Skënderbeu won the Kosovo Cup, after defeating Peja on Wednesday night, in the spectacular final played at the “1 Tetori” Hall. It was a very interesting match in Pristina, with Skënderbeu who managed to triumph with a lot of effort 3:2 (25:20, 17:25, 20:25, 31:29, 15:8).

The president of the Kosovo Volleyball Federation (FVK), Bahri Gjinovci, distributed the cup to the team captain from Kraishta, Enes Tasholli.

For first place, the gold medals were shared by the mayor of Lipjan, Imri Ahmeti, the general secretary of FVK, Valon Nikqi and the member of the board, Gazmend Husaj.

The medals for the second place were shared by the mayor of the municipality of Peja, Gazmend Muhaxheri and the member of the FVK board, Abedin Mehani.

The MVP of the men’s final was Gabriel Miranda, MVP award was shared by the head coach of the U17 National Team and volleyball legend, Donald Suxho.

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Main Montenegro

Team Montenegro begins work for historic home #EuroVolleyU17M

by Press 21/04/2023

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The Montenegrin U17 men’s national team has gathered in Bar and started preparations for the upcoming challenges, including the Final Round of this year’s #EuroVolleyU17M which they will be contesting on home soil later this summer. After completing their medical exams, the youngsters gathered yesterday at the Sidro hotel in Bar, where they will stay for their preparations for the 58th edition of the Belgrade Trophy, a tournament that will take place from April 29 to May 1 and will be their first test before the European Championship on home ground.

The team will stay in Bar until April 28, when they are scheduled to travel to Belgrade, where the U17 team will compete in the traditional May tournament, which will be followed by the Balkan Championship and the CEV U17 European Championship 2023 later on.

“We have started the second gathering of the U17 national team. I want to express my satisfaction with the large space we have been provided by the Volleyball Federation of Montenegro and the conditions which are above optimal. We have everything we need for quality work at this moment. I hope that through this planned work we will be able to prepare ourselves properly for what awaits us in the summer, the championship in Podgorica, where we will have to reach our top game and form”, Darko Prebiracevic, head coach of Montenegro U17 men’s national team.

“At that time, we will see where we stand, considering that in this team we have a lot of players who are younger than the optimal age. What is very important is that through this planned and designed work, I think we will introduce these young players to a system of work, and they will be an important factor in the future of all other national teams. We will be here in Bar for nine days, and then we will travel to Belgrade, where we will compete in the Belgrade Trophy, a May tournament, as we all call it, which is something that is well known and important for everyone, with many teams participating, so we will see where we are at this moment, what we could change, what we need to work on. I am very satisfied that we have been given this space to prepare ourselves and achieve optimal results in July when we will play the U17 European Championship at home,” he continues.

For the first time Montenegro will host the U17 European Championship, which will take place in Podgorica from July 19 to 30, 2023 with participation of 16 teams.

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Main Montenegro

Krunić calls up 17 players ahead of Montenegro’s Silver League campaign

by Press 21/04/2023

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The women’s national team of Montenegro will come together on May 2 to begin preparations for their appearance in the CEV European Silver League. Head coach Milorad Krunić has announced a list of 17 players for the camp ahead of the upcoming national team season and after medical examinations in Podgorica, the team will travel to Herceg Novi for training.

The women’s CEV Silver League will start on May 27, and the group stage will be played until June 18, while the Final Four tournament is scheduled for June 24-25 in Graz, Austria. Montenegro will contest the Pool B matches together with the national teams of Portugal, Georgia, and the Faroe Islands.

Krunić counts on a roster of 17 players:

Setters: Marija Šušić (Tent Obrenovac, Serbia), Tijana Tvrdišić (OK Herceg Novi), Viktoria Đukić (Akademija)
Outside hitters: Nevena Vukčević (Partizan Efbet Beograd, Serbia), Simona Petranović (ZOK Ub, Serbia), Marija Tuševljak (OK Herceg Novi), Danijela Džaković (Assitec Volleyball Sant’Elia, Italy), Lara Jovović (Morača)
Opposite hitters: Nikoleta Perović (Consolini Volley, Italy), Dijana Vuković (Voluntari 2005, Romania), Majda Čakar (Akademija)
Middle Blockers: Saška Đurović (Saint Raphaël, France), Mina Dragović (Jedinstvo Stara Pazova, Serbia), Katarina Budrak (Bordeaux, France), Teodora Rakočević (Banja Luka Volley, Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Liberos: Melisa Cenović (OK Herceg Novi), Lana Labović (OK Herceg Novi)

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