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Lucia Janicova Climbs Mount Everest As First Slovak Woman

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 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

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

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

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

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

President Receives Beijing Medalists, Thanks Them for Representing Slovakia

President Receives Beijing Medalists, Thanks Them for Representing Slovakia

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova received the successful Olympians and para-Olympians in the Presidential Palace on Friday to thank them for their excellent representation of Slovakia in Beijing. According to the president, Slovak athletes were able to bring optimism and joy to our homes at these difficult times.