20,000 brave cold to greet athletes
Some 20,000 people greeted the country's national water polo and handball teams last night in Belgrade, singing and and chanting “Serbia, Serbia”.
Tuesday, 31.01.2012.
09:32
Some 20,000 people greeted the country's national water polo and handball teams last night in Belgrade, singing and and chanting “Serbia, Serbia”. The two teams won gold and silver medals, respectively, in European championships last week. 20,000 brave cold to greet athletes Sunday also saw Novak Djokovic defend his Australian Open title in Melbourne. Despite extreme cold of around minus ten degrees centigrade, the crowd, made up of mostly young people, turned out to welcome the nation's sporting heroes. Previously in the day, President Boris Tadic received the Serbian water polo and handball teams which won gold and silver in European championships in Eindhoven and Belgrade, and expressed his deepest respect for their success. On behalf of Novak Djokovic, his father Srdjan attended the reception, together with members of expert staff of the water polo and handball teams. Tadic stated that Sunday was "a great day for Serbian sports and sports in the entire Balkan region", and wished Serbia's athletes good luck in the Olympics, due to be held this summer. (Tanjug) Tanjug
20,000 brave cold to greet athletes
Sunday also saw Novak Đoković defend his Australian Open title in Melbourne.Despite extreme cold of around minus ten degrees centigrade, the crowd, made up of mostly young people, turned out to welcome the nation's sporting heroes.
Previously in the day, President Boris Tadić received the Serbian water polo and handball teams which won gold and silver in European championships in Eindhoven and Belgrade, and expressed his deepest respect for their success.
On behalf of Novak Đoković, his father Srđan attended the reception, together with members of expert staff of the water polo and handball teams.
Tadić stated that Sunday was "a great day for Serbian sports and sports in the entire Balkan region", and wished Serbia's athletes good luck in the Olympics, due to be held this summer.
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