Olympic Committee of Serbia

BELGRADE - After a meeting with representatives of the Olympic Committee of Serbia (OCS), Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said a proposal had been made to the government to raise the reward for gold medals at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris to 200,000 euros.

CHICAGO - Serbia's NBA superstar Nikola Jokic says there is still "a long way to go" until the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and that Serbia head coach Svetislav Pesic will be the first to know whether he will be playing for the national team next summer.

During the visit, President Vui will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and attend the opening of the Winter Olympic Games.
Vui arrived in Beijing early this morning, and was greeted at the airport by Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li on behalf of the President of China.

In the category up to 49 kilograms, Tijana reached the medal through repechage.
Bogdanovic defeated the Japanese Miyu Yamada and brought Serbia the second medal from the Olympics, after the silver won by the Damir Mikec.
After the victory over the Japanese competitor Miyu Yamada 20: 6, Bogdanovi did not hide her emotions and enthusiasm on the battlefield immediately.

The ceremony was attended by Olympic Committee of Serbia President Bozidar Maljkovic, General Secretary Djordje Visacki, and all members of Team Serbia.

In attendance was also President of United World Wrestling and new member of the International Olympic Committee's Executive Board Nenad Lalovic.

BELGRADE - Hooligans are a major problem for Serbian society and the only way to deal with it is to impose severe penalties for offenders according to the principle once introduced by former British PM Margaret Thatcher, Olympic Committee of Serbia President Bozidar Maljkovic said at the "Fair Play, Fair Life" conference Wednesday.

If our athletes and those from the self-proclaimed state of Kosovo meet on a podium, "they will have to stay there," says Bozidar Maljkovic.

The president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia has taken a firm stance on this, and "will not back down from it even at the price of being sacked."

If our athletes and those from the self-proclaimed state of Kosovo meet on a podium, "they will have to stay there," says Bozidar Maljkovic.

The president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia has taken a firm stance on this, and "will not back down from it even at the price of being sacked."

BELGRADE - Celebrated Serbian basketball coach Bozidar Maljkovic was on Tuesday named new president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia (OCS).

As the only candidate to succeed Vlade Divac, Maljkovic was elected without a vote at an OCS election assembly session attended by 54 delegates.

Tanjug file photo

BELGRADE - The prestigious US magazine Swimming World has named Serbia's Filip Filipovic male water polo player of the year for 2016.

Filipovic, captain of the Serbia national team, won the long-awaited Olympic gold and the Player of the Tournament Award in Rio de Janeiro, and was subsequently named Best Male Athlete of the Year by the Olympic Committee of Serbia in December.