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

The prestigious U.S. 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.

BELGRADE - The Olympic Committee of Serbia (OCS) on Thursday named male water polo player Filip Filipovic and female taekwondist Tijana Bogdanovic the best Serbian athletes for 2016.

With the national team, Filipovic won the European Championship, the World League and the long-awaited Olympic gold, as well as the Champions League with his club, Italy's Pro Recco.

The Olympic Committee of Serbia has named male water polo player Filip Filipovic and female taekwondist Tijana Bogdanovic as best Serbian athletes for 2016.

With the national team, Filipovic won the European Championship, the World League and the long-awaited Olympic gold, as well as the Champions League with his club, Italy's Pro Recco.

World's best tennis player Novak Djokovic and long-jumper Ivana Spanovic have been named Serbia's athletes of the year.

This is the outcome of the vote of the Olympic Committee of Serbia (OKS).

BELGRADE - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, who is paying a one-day visit to Belgrade, said on Friday that Serbia is a great friend and partner of the IOC and that Kosovo's admission to full membership in the IOC was in the interest of sport and athletes.

BELGRADE - President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia (OKS) Vlade Divac said Thursday that he is satisfied with Serbian athletes' preparations for the Olympic Games in Rio, adding that Serbia intends to go one step further compared to London 2012 and win at least five medals.

SACRAMENTO - Vlade Divac, Serbian legendary basketball player and president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia, was named Sacramento Kings vice president of basketball and franchise operations, reads the club's website.

Divac will remain in office in the Olympic Committee of Serbia by the end of the next Olympic cycle, which ends after the Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

BELGRADE - Olympic Committee of Serbia (OCS) President Vlade Divac expressed hope on Monday that over 100 Serbian athletes will compete at the upcoming European Games in Baku, one of the most significant qualifying competitions for the Rio Olympics.

BELGRADE - President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia (OKS) Vlade Divac met in Belgrade with Azerbaijani Ambassador to Serbia Eldar Humbat oglu Hasanov, and expressed his belief that Azerbaijan will play an excellent host to the European Games in June.

The inaugural European Games will be held on June 12 to 28 in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku.