News archive of August 2016
Troicki beats Verdasco to advance to Winston-Salem semis
WINSTON-SALEM - Serbia's Viktor Troicki is through to the semi-finals of the ATP tennis tournament in Winston-Salem, United States, after beating Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 Friday.
In a bid to reach the final, Troicki will face another Spaniard, Roberto Bautista Agut, who defeated Lu Yen-hsun of Chinese Taipei 6-3, 6-2.
Spanovic wins in Lausanne for overall triumph
LAUSANNE - The best Serbian track-and-field athlete Ivana Spanovic won the meeting of the Diamond League in Lausanne on Thursday in the long jump event. She jumped 6.83 meters and secured the triumph in the overall standings.
The second place was claimed by Briton Ugen Lorraine (6.71 m) and the third by Russian Darya Klishina (6.5).
Serbian Paralympic team presented ceremonially
BELGRADE - The Serbian Paralympic team that will compete at the Rio Paralympic Games was ceremonially presented on Friday at the National Assembly.
Speaker Maja Gojkovic told the athletes that Serbia is proud of them.
Gojkovic said that the athletes, with their magnificent enthusiasm, bravery and persistence, are the best ambassadors of Serbia.
Enerjisa to make $1.5-bln investment in power distribution: CEO
Turkey's Enerjisa, a joint venture between Sabancı Holding and Germany's E.ON, plans to invest 4.5 billion Turkish Liras ($1.5 billion) in power distribution between 2016 and 2020, said the company chief Kıvanç Zaimler.
He also noted that the company would close this year with a total of 2 billion liras ($677 million) of investment in several segments, including power distribution.