THIRD MUNDIAL OF FRIENDSHIP HAS BEEN COMPLETED: Ulcinj Once Again Gathered Sports Legends - Mundial of Friendship - Ulcinj
THIRD MUNDIAL OF FRIENDSHIP HAS BEEN COMPLETED: Ulcinj Once Again Gathered Sports Legends - Mundial of Friendship - Ulcinj
"No matter how much I talk, people will find it hard to believe what happened in Ulcinj. It simply needs to be experienced," he says... Mirko Puzović, Celebrated boxer from Kragujevac, winner of six medals in the biggest competitions
For the first time at this event was the famous footballer and the first coach of the Montenegro national football team. Zoran FilipovićThis is phenomenal. You meet all the athletes, your friends for life. Because sport is something that brings people together, and that friendship and camaraderie is never forgotten and is maintained.
The first two years, the focus was on footballers, while this year the spotlight was on the celebrated Yugoslav water polo players. bajračili proslavljeni jugoslovenski vaterpolisti.
Many champions are here.Dragan Andrić, Mirko Vičević, Veselin Đuho, Deni Lušić, Andrija Popović, Goran Sukno, Božo Vuletić, Zoran Mustur, Veljko Uskoković, Tomislav Paškvalin, Goran Rađenović, Damir PolićHe has come to Ulcinj. trener svih trenera, Ratko RudićA man who, alongside a brilliant playing career, has won the highest honors with the teams of the former SFR Yugoslavia, then Italy, Brazil, the USA, and finally Croatia.
The residents of Ulcinj and their guests had the opportunity to watch the Montenegrin premiere of the documentary film. ‘It Happened – Ratko Rudić the Zagreb director and producer Dejana Aćimovića about this famous Yugoslav water polo player and Croatian coach.
Delighted by the reception in Ulcinj at every turn, Rudić stated that this sports festival has great potential. 'It allows sports to live, to fulfill its primary function – contact with society,' he emphasized, adding that he would help ensure that 'this event, possibly among the best in the sporting world, continues to be held.
That was the intention of the organizers of the World Cup when they embarked on the adventure in 2022 – to gather sports giants in a small town on the Adriatic, far from major centers, and encourage young people to engage more in sports.
This was demonstrated at this World Cup through the screening of a film about the first blind Croatian athlete, a Paralympian. Petru BešlićuAt the panel dedicated to Paralympism, the presidents of the Paralympic committees of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro spoke, while students from Ulcinj's primary and secondary schools and members of sports clubs attended.
Our goal is to encourage young people to engage in sports and to see what can be achieved through sports, how life can be beautified, especially during the phase of growing up, forming a personality, what a person with a disability can achieve, how much sport can strengthen them,’ states the main organizer of this event." Pavle-Pajo Pepđonović.
The people of Ulcinj commemorated the 60th anniversary. Dražena PetrovićaThey broadcast the unforgettable hologram of basketball player Mozart, sending support to the recently flooded areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The most beautiful part of this year's event was the planting of the olive tree, the Balkan Tree of Peace, at Ulcinj's Pristan. ‘This idea was given to us by our friend, a poet and humanitarian from Bar Rajko Joličićwho, of course, was here with us and recited his famous poem. ‘In a world like this, at this very moment, we need peace, friendship, and love the most, and we accomplished this at this World Cup in Ulcinj,’ says Pepđonović
All participants of the World Cup committed to planting a tree of peace in their cities, thereby spreading messages of goodwill
The third ‘Ulcinj World Cup of Friendship’ was the best-organized event so far, showcasing Ulcinj and Montenegro in the most beautiful light, with around 100 journalists reporting on it. It felt like an Olympic Games. The spirit that prevailed in Ulcinj these days made this conclusion easy for the journalists from regional media accredited in the oldest town on the Adriatic coast
Here, the documentary film ‘Olympics in Sarajevo’ by sports journalist and producer was showcased Muhameda Bikićawhich speaks about that major sports event held in the former Yugoslavia four decades ago
Just as practically all institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina were involved in organizing the Sarajevo Olympics, the entire city is involved in this. And that’s why it lasts and will continue to last,’ says Pepđonović
All participants of the Mundial supported the idea that due to his tireless dedication, humanitarianism, and achieved results, Pepđonović should be proposed for the highest award in our country – the Njegoš Award
Of course, Pavle, for all that he has done for Ulcinj and all of Montenegro, deserves that award. Because he and this event have made us all better than we are. Therefore, we need it to be repeated. And the plant goes from node to node, ending with the flower and the seed," says the Ulcinj chronicler Ismet Karamanaga.
Who else was at the Ulcinj World Cup of Friendship?
Basketball: Ivo Daneu, Slađana Golić, Nikola Plećaš, Mihovil Nakić, Žarko Paspalj, Momčilo Pazman, Samir Avdić, Janez Drvarič, Blaž Kotarac, Vlade Đurović, Zoran Slavnić, Stojko Vranković, Nikola Bulatović, Boško Radović, Goran Ristanović, Mihajlo Pavićević, Rajko Čarapić, Ranko Čarapić, Nenad Subotić, Predrag Milović, Goran Rakočević, Vladimir Dašić, Dragan Vukčević, Veselin Barović, Stevan Milošević, Zoran Šutulović, Veselin Begović, Zoran Nišavić, Mišo Caušević, Budimir Vukić, Đuro Kićović, Danilo Mitrović
Handball: Veselin Vuković, Momir Rnić, Kasim Kamenica, Stevo Nikočević, Goran Đukanović, Mladen Rakočević, Goran Simić, Pedja Vujanović, Blažo Popović, Vlatko Đonović, Zoran Radojičić, Draško Mrvaljević, Nazo Demirović
Athletics: Dane Korica
Boks: Tadija Kačar, Mirko Puzović, Mehmet Bogujevci, Fatmir Makoli, Dragan Vujković, Miodrag Perunović, Said Čolpa, Hamid Guska, Nenad Vuković
Rvanje: Šaban Trstena
Chess: Božidar Ivanović
Rowing: Milorad Stanulov
Football: Slavoljub Muslin, Zoran Filipović, Slobodan Marović, Joško Jeličić, Ivica Šurjak, Ivan Gudelj, Faruk Hadžibegić, Dejan Savićević, Ljubomir Radanović, Dževad Prekazi, Stanislav Karasi, Mato Gavran, Josip Čilić, Mirsad Fazlagić, Fuad Muzurović, Mili Hadžiabdić, Bajro Župić, Zoran Bojović, Nikica Cukrov, Tonči Gabrić, Nikola Nikić, Miroslav Tanjga, Milan Radović, Miodrag Živaljević, Radojko Avramović, Rade Zalad, Velibor Pudar, Miloš Đelmaš, Dževad Šećerbegović, Nihad Mujezinovic, Mersed Kovačević, Anto Drobnjak, Miloš Đurković, Nijaz Ferhatović, Mehmed Janjoš, Fuad Mulahasanović, Nijaz Merdanović, Kemal Hafizović, Nikola Rakojević, Vlatko Glavaš, Igor Gluščević, Šemsedin Ajeti, Sokolj Kušta, Ramiz Krasnići, Husein Zmijani, Fahredin Duraku, Kočo Dimitrovski, Dragi Kanatlarovski, Vančo Balevski, Dragi Setinov, Jovica Nikolić, Zijad Švrakić, Rajko Janjanin, Vladimir Jocić, Dušan Pešić, Zoran Batrović, Dejan Vukićević, Željko Janović, Redža Stoiljković, Zoran Cvetanović, Miroslav Tanjga, Miodrag Vukotić, Ešref Jašarević, Slobodan Halilović, Ognjen Koroman, Bogdan Turudija, Dragan Milanović, Dragan Vujović, Branislav Drobnjak, Igor Burzanović, Mićo Bakrač, Brajan Nenezić, Branislav Đukanović, Vojo Vukčević, Vojo Pejović, Vladimir Savićević, Viktor Trenevski, Milenko Kiković, Milija Brkić, Uglješa Malbaša, Žarko Vukčević, Miomir Bakrač, Amir Durgutović, Mićo Bakrač, Nijaz Brković, Mitar Novaković, Sejo Čelebić, Nenad Maslovar, Ante Bratić, Akan Dilberović, Denis Karić, Jasmin Hukić, Goran Zdravkov, Ivica Jovanovski, Goran Kiprijanovski, Denis Sadiković, Bruno Brunčević, Dino Đurbuzović, Niko Raičković…
Football referees: Mateo Beusan, Bruno Marić, Miroljub Ausec, Salem Prolić, Vančo Kocev, Zdravko Jokić, Boro Bezjak, Asim Kulenović, Alija Lizde, Slobo Janković, Božo Ćorsović, Vladimir Bošković, Ante Ilić
Motorsport: Niko Pulić and Marino Ivančić.
Izvor: Monitor Autor: Mustafa Canka
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