She was twice world champion, once European, and then this summer she crowned everyone on the biggest possible stage - the Olympic Games.
Barbara Matić, golden judoka from the Games in Paris, was a special guest in Montenegro these days, followed the European Cup in Podgorica, and met with the president of our country's Judo Association, Jovica Rečević.
After the meeting, good news arrived for Montenegrin judo...
"Barbara was satisfied with what she saw in Podgorica during the European Cup, and we agreed to cooperate in the future. She will work with our judokas, to whom she will be able to transfer the rich knowledge and experience she gained at major competitions in previous years," revealed Rečević. .
He emphasized that it was a pleasure that he had the opportunity to talk with the phenomenal Croatian judoka.
"It is about a great champion who recently crowned a great career in Paris by winning a gold medal at the most important sports competition," Rečević added.
The Judo Association reminds that Barbara, together with the famous Azerbaijani judoka Rustam Oruyova, is participating in a camp that started in Budva and will last until Wednesday.
"Young generations of judokas had the opportunity to discover the secrets of this sport from Olympic winners, as well as medals from European and world championships," added the Judo Federation.
That Barbara is already a legend in her country is best shown by the fact that she brought Croatia its first Olympic medal.
After being eliminated in the first round in Rio de Janeiro, and fifth in Tokyo, Barbara showed her class in Paris, where she dominantly reached the cup.
Throughout her career, she has so far won nine medals for the biggest competitions - in addition to the mentioned golds from the Games, world championships and European championships, she also has one planetary bronze, as well as three similar awards from continental competitions. In addition to all that, she also won bronze at the European Games in Minsk.
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