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Plavcan Awards Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

Plavcan Awards Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan at the University of Economics in Bratislava on Thursday presented commemorative coins to athletes who represented Slovakia at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro in August and September, respectively. “I admire in these young people mainly

WTA Champion Cibulkova Receives Hero's Welcome at Home

WTA Champion Cibulkova Receives Hero's Welcome at Home

Bratislava, November 1 (TASR) – Slovak tennis player Dominika Cibulkova returned from the WTA Tour in Singapore to her homeland on Tuesday ranked as the official world No. 5 women’s tennis player. After defeating world No. 1 Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-4 in the WTA Finals on Sunday (October 30), Cibulkova

Dominika Cibulkova Triumphs Over Angelique Kerber to Win WTA Finals Title

Dominika Cibulkova Triumphs Over Angelique Kerber to Win WTA Finals Title

Singapore, October 30 (TASR) – Slovak tennis player Dominika Cibulkova claimed the biggest victory of her career by decisively defeating world’s number one Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-4 in the WTA Finals in Singapore on Sunday. The Slovak, 27, secured her way into the final after her dramatic three-set semifinal win

Peter Sagan Defends His Title of World Champion in Road Cycling

Peter Sagan Defends His Title of World Champion in Road Cycling

Doha, October 16 (TASR) – Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan has defended his world champion title in the Qatari capital of Doha, TASR learnt on Sunday. Sagan, who dominated last year’s UCI Road World Championships in Richmond as well, didn’t give a chance to his opponents in the final spurt

Cornerstone Tapped In for Construction of National Football Stadium

Cornerstone Tapped In for Construction of National Football Stadium

Bratislava, September 1 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico on Thursday along with representatives of the state, Slovakia’s capital of Bratislava and local authorities tapped in the cornerstone of the construction of a National Football Stadium (NFS), TASR learnt on the same day. “After eight, nine years of discussions and

Slovak Kayak Quartet Secures Silver at Rio, Vlcek Becomes Legend

Slovak Kayak Quartet Secures Silver at Rio, Vlcek Becomes Legend

Rio de Janeiro, August 19 (TASR) – Slovak quartet Denis Mysak, Erik Vlcek, Juraj Tarr and Tibor Linka secured silver for Slovakia in the men’s kayak four (K4) 1000 metres race at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. Being overpowered only by the sovereign Germans and narrowly beating

Slovak Matej Toth Wins Longest Athletic Event at Rio Olympics

Slovak Matej Toth Wins Longest Athletic Event at Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, August 19 (TASR) – Slovak athlete Matej Toth on Friday triumphed in the longest – both in time and distance – athletic event at the Rio Olympics – the men’s 50-kilometre race walk, 18 seconds ahead of second Australian Jared Tallent. Meanwhile, Japanese Hirooki Arai beat Canada’s Evan Dunfee