{"id":38751,"date":"2025-07-09T15:55:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=38751"},"modified":"2025-07-09T15:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:55:21","slug":"president-milanovic-receives-medallists-of-the-world-ninepin-bowling-championships","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-receives-medallists-of-the-world-ninepin-bowling-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Receives Medallists of the World Ninepin Bowling Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 today received the medallists of the 2025 World Ninepin Bowling Championships, along with their coaches and representatives of the Croatian Pin Bowling Federation. At the 11<sup>th<\/sup> World Team Ninepin Bowling Championships, held from 27 May to 7 June in Hungary, the Croatian women\u2019s national team won the gold medal, successfully defending the world champion title they had earned in 2023. At the World Youth Ninepin Bowling Championships, Croatian athletes won a total of 14 medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCroatia is by far the most successful nation at the World Youth Ninepin Bowling Championships and is currently the leading force in world ninepin bowling among younger age categories,\u201d said Ton\u010di Mikac, President of the Croatian Pin Bowling Federation and Director of the national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although ninepin bowling is not an Olympic sport and is not widely known to the public, representatives of the Federation noted that it has a long tradition in Croatia and throughout Europe. They expressed particular pride in the strong participation of young people in the sport, which they attributed to the many youth training camps organized by the Federation. \u201cWe invest in youth development, and as a result, our young bowlers have won many medals and convincingly outperformed the competition,\u201d added Mikac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Present at the Office of the President of the Republic were the gold medallists from the 11<sup>th<\/sup> Women\u2019s World Team Championship: Ana Bacan Schneider, Venesa Bogdanovi\u0107, Valentina Gal, Matea Juri\u010di\u0107, Sara Pejak, Paula Polan\u0161\u0107ak, Nata\u0161a Ravni\u0107, Klara Sedlar, and Anja Vickovi\u0107; the medallists from the 16<sup>th<\/sup> World U19 Championship: Nika \u0160teti\u0107, Niko Kalvi, and Sa\u0161a Rapai\u0107; and the medallists from the 1<sup>st<\/sup> World U15 Championship: Lana Pavlinec, Simona Zukanovi\u0107, Luka Jakovina, and Petar \u0160tefok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside Federation President Ton\u010di Mikac and Secretary General Zoran Jagi\u0107, the medallists were accompanied by their coaches: Darinka Buni\u0107, Miljenko \u0160arac, Zdenko Su\u0161ac, Ana Vidan, and Nina Ivan\u010di\u0107 Mulali\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Milanovi\u0107 was accompanied by Tomislav Pa\u0161kvalin, Commissioner of the President of the Republic for Sports.<\/p>\n\n\n<!--GALLERY BLOCK-->\n<div class=\"c-lightbox-gallery js-lightbox\">\n                <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_1395-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_1395-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_1423-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_1423-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_1441-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_1441-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_1448-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_1448-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n        <\/div>\n<!--end GALLERY BLOCK-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Tomislav Bu\u0161ljeta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 today received the medallists of the 2025 World Ninepin Bowling Championships, along with their coaches and representatives of the Croatian Pin Bowling Federation. 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