Sport | Croatia Week https://www.croatiaweek.com Croatian news portal in English Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:02:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.croatiaweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-cww-150x150.jpg Sport | Croatia Week https://www.croatiaweek.com 32 32 Croatian Mirela Kardašević sets new freediving world record https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatian-mirela-kardasevic-sets-new-freediving-world-record/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatian-mirela-kardasevic-sets-new-freediving-world-record/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:02:45 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145712 Mirela Kardašević

From 4th to 10th July 2024, Belgrade hosted the CMAS World Pool Freediving Championship. Over 150 athletes from more than...

The post Croatian Mirela Kardašević sets new freediving world record first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatian-mirela-kardasevic-sets-new-freediving-world-record/feed/ 0 Croatia beats Serbia and Belgium in cricket World Cup qualifiers https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatia-beats-serbia-and-belgium-in-cricket-world-cup-qualifiers/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatia-beats-serbia-and-belgium-in-cricket-world-cup-qualifiers/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:03:11 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145682

Croatia has begun its pursuit to qualify for the next ICC T20 World Cup with back-to-back victories. Playing in the...

The post Croatia beats Serbia and Belgium in cricket World Cup qualifiers first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatia-beats-serbia-and-belgium-in-cricket-world-cup-qualifiers/feed/ 0 Donna Vekić is first Croatian woman to reach Wimbledon semi-final in 25 years https://www.croatiaweek.com/donna-vekic-is-first-croatian-woman-to-reach-wimbledon-semi-final-in-25-years/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/donna-vekic-is-first-croatian-woman-to-reach-wimbledon-semi-final-in-25-years/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:40:50 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145669 Donna Vekić

LONDON, 9 July 2024 – Donna Vekić has sensationally advanced to the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Tuesday. Achieving what no...

The post Donna Vekić is first Croatian woman to reach Wimbledon semi-final in 25 years first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/donna-vekic-is-first-croatian-woman-to-reach-wimbledon-semi-final-in-25-years/feed/ 0 Ivan Rakitić set to make shock move to Hajduk Split https://www.croatiaweek.com/ivan-rakitic-set-to-make-shock-move-to-hajduk-split/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/ivan-rakitic-set-to-make-shock-move-to-hajduk-split/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:04:46 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145645 Ivan Rakitic

8 July 2024 – Hajduk Split is set to finalise its first summer reinforcement—former Croatian international Ivan Rakitić (36). As...

The post Ivan Rakitić set to make shock move to Hajduk Split first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/ivan-rakitic-set-to-make-shock-move-to-hajduk-split/feed/ 0 Meet Croatia’s Olympic team for Paris 2024 https://www.croatiaweek.com/meet-croatias-olympic-team-for-paris-2024/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/meet-croatias-olympic-team-for-paris-2024/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 05:35:00 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145639 Sinković brothers win gold for Croatia 

Croatia won eight medals at the last Olympic Games in Tokyo, and a record ten in Rio 2016. Th Olympic...

The post Meet Croatia’s Olympic team for Paris 2024 first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/meet-croatias-olympic-team-for-paris-2024/feed/ 0 Maraton lađa: Croatia’s iconic traditional race which has been honoured with special stamp https://www.croatiaweek.com/maraton-lada-croatias-iconic-traditional-race-which-has-been-honoured-with-special-stamp/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/maraton-lada-croatias-iconic-traditional-race-which-has-been-honoured-with-special-stamp/#respond Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:30:15 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145541 maraton lada stamp

ZAGREB, 4 July 2024 – Croatian Post will release a new commemorative stamp on 8 July, themed around sports in...

The post Maraton lađa: Croatia’s iconic traditional race which has been honoured with special stamp first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/maraton-lada-croatias-iconic-traditional-race-which-has-been-honoured-with-special-stamp/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Teaser for film about basketball legend Dražen Petrović released https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-teaser-for-film-about-basketball-legend-drazen-petrovic-released/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-teaser-for-film-about-basketball-legend-drazen-petrovic-released/#respond Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:15:28 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145547 Scenes from film Drazen

The production company Kinoteka has unveiled the first teaser for the feature film “Dražen,” which for the first time brings...

The post VIDEO: Teaser for film about basketball legend Dražen Petrović released first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-teaser-for-film-about-basketball-legend-drazen-petrovic-released/feed/ 0 Ivica Olić named new Croatia U-21 manager https://www.croatiaweek.com/ivica-olic-named-new-croatia-u-21-manager/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/ivica-olic-named-new-croatia-u-21-manager/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:12:22 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145499 Stipe Pletikosa, Ivica Olic, Marijan Kustic

Ivica Olić has officially taken on the role of manager for Croatia’s U-21 national team after finalising the details of...

The post Ivica Olić named new Croatia U-21 manager first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/ivica-olic-named-new-croatia-u-21-manager/feed/ 0 Zlatko Dalić to remain Croatia head coach https://www.croatiaweek.com/zlatko-dalic-to-remain-croatia-head-coach/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/zlatko-dalic-to-remain-croatia-head-coach/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:06:19 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145359 Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić celebrating

Despite being knocked out of Euro 2024 in the group stages, Zlatko Dalić will remain the head coach of the...

The post Zlatko Dalić to remain Croatia head coach first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/zlatko-dalic-to-remain-croatia-head-coach/feed/ 0 Croatia are world beach handball champions again https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatia-are-world-beach-handball-champions-again/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatia-are-world-beach-handball-champions-again/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:15:40 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145340 Croatian beach handball team 2024

Croatian beach handball players have written another brilliant chapter in the sport’s history. Croatia has just won the 2024 Men’s...

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