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25. 7. 2024, 06.36
Updated: 25/07/2024, 06:54
Slovenian sportsmen and women will begin their first performances at the Summer Olympic Games, which will officially begin on Friday, July 26. The handball players will compete with Denmark in the group stage, and the archers will compete in the qualifying matches. In the meantime, the President of the Republic, Nataša Pirc Musar, will begin her visit to Paris.
Slovenian women’s handball players face their first challenge at their first Olympic appearance. In Group A, at 9:00 a.m., they will face the selected team of Denmark, the third-placed team from last year’s World Championship.
In the preparatory period, the Slovenian women played three matches and recorded three defeats, which otherwise does not worry the captain Big Donkey. “I wouldn’t say it’s a bad trip to the Paris Games, I experienced all three games as part of the process and preparations for the Games,” said the captain, who will be with the canoeist Benjamin Savšek carried the flag at the official opening of the games on Friday.
Archer fights follow. Žano Pintarič the qualification bouts in the recurve discipline await at 9:30 a.m., at 2:15 p.m. Žiga Ravnikar will begin his Olympic performances.
In the Slovenian archery camp, they are convinced that, with optimal performances, young athletes can reach high places both individually and in a mixed team competition.
The start of the Olympic Games will also be accompanied by the highest representatives of the countries. President of the Republic Nataša Pirc Musar will take part in the international summit on sports and sustainable development in Paris today, hosted by the French president before the start of the Olympic Games on Friday Emmanuel Macron. She will then take part in the evening meeting of the heads of state, which will be hosted by the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach. The Prime Minister will also attend the latter Robert Dove.
Source: svet24.si
