Area Near Bratislava's Lake Kuchajda Hosting Olympic Festival as of Friday
An Olympic Festival dedicated to the 2024 Olympics in Paris (July 26-August 11) started in the area near Lake Kuchajda in Bratislava's borough of Nove Mesto on Friday.
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Lucia Janicova Climbs Mount Everest As First Slovak Woman
Kathmandu, May 13 (TASR) - Mountaineer Lucia Janicova has become the first Slovak woman to climb to the top of the highest mountain in the world on Sunday, reaching Mount Everest's summit at a height of 8848 metres from the Nepalese side via the southern route with oxygen
President Appoints Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister
President Zuzana Caputova appointed Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister on Friday.
Vlhova Triumphs in World Cup Slalom Race at Kranjska Gora
Slovak skier Petra Vlhova notched a victory in a World Cup slalom race at Kranjska Gora on Sunday.
Slovak Basketball Player of Century Stanislav Kropilak Dies Aged 67
Bratislava, October 14 (TASR) – Stanislav Kropilak – the Slovak basketball player of the 20th century – died at the age of 67, TASR learnt from the Facebook page of his former club Inter Bratislava and the basket.sk website on Friday.
Inter Bratislava with Kropilak was four times the best team in
Legendary Defenceman Zdeno Chara Retires from NHL after 24 Seasons
Boston, September 20 (TASR) – Slovak ice-hockey player Zdeno Chara on Tuesday announced his retirement from the National Hockey League (NHL) after 24 seasons.
The 45-year-old defenceman announced his decision on Instagram. “After 25 seasons of professional hockey, 1,680 NHL regular season games, 200 Stanley Cup play-off games, and hundreds
Slafkovsky Takes Second Place in C1 Canoe Slalom World Championships
Augsburg, July 31 (TASR) – Slovak slalom canoeist Alexander Slafkovsky finished as runner-up in the C1 final at the World Cup in water slalom in Augsburg, Germany, bested by Germany’s Sideris Tasiadis by 1.18 seconds, while another German Franz Anton ended up third (+1.61 seconds).
Slafkovsky won his