Amir Papazi and Marija Vuković are the best athletes of 2025, in the traditional selection of the Athletics Federation.
A member of the Tempo Athletics Club, he won a gold medal at the Games of the Small Countries of Europe in the javelin throw 69,68 meters last year, and his best result in the javelin throw – 73,91 meters, is worth 1015 points according to the WA tables.
Papazi achieved this result, which is both his personal and Montenegrin record, at an international meeting in Zagreb, where he won first place.
He was fifth at the European Team Championship - third group (60.22), and 20th at the European Throwing Cup (70.39).
The Lovćen member was a finalist at the World Championships in Tokyo in the high jump with a season-best result of 192 centimeters.
She was also a finalist at the European Indoor Championships and won eighth place with a jump of 189 centimeters.
She triumphed at the Balkan Indoor Championships in Belgrade, and won first place at the Games of Small Countries of Europe in Andorra, and the European Team Championships in Maribor.
She finished second at the Balkan Championship in Volos.
This year she competed in 19 international competitions, eight of which were indoors and 11 outdoors.
Her best result achieved at the World Championships in Tokyo, 1,92, is worth 1140 points according to the WA tables.
The best juniors are Mihailo Roćenović (Mornar) and Anabela Mujovi (Sanja, Bar), and the best younger juniors are Tara members Radovan Sošić and Anđelina Lašić.
In the pioneer competition, Sergej Martinovic (Cetinje) and Olja Simićević (Tara) were declared the best.
By decision of the Board of Directors, Special Awards will be given to Marija Bogavac (Jedinstvo), Anđela Drobnjak (Jedinstvo), Vesna Kljajević (Tara), Dragan Pešić (Lovćen) and Matija Vojvodić (Mornar).
Special awards will be given to Anđela Đuranović (Sanja), while awards for achieved results will be given to Ivan Kukuličič (Zeta 2012), Dijana Stanišić (Sparta), Stefan Džaković (Rudar), Boban Madžgalj (Orion), Miljan Kukuličić (Mornar), Enes Erović (Jedinstvo) and Uroš Kotlaja (Rudar).
The Association of Athletic Veterans of Montenegro chose Aleksa Maliković from Orion Ulcinj and Radmila Miladinović from Milenijum from Podgorica as the best veteran.
The Board of Directors awarded the ASCG Golden Plaque to the general sponsor, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore, and Special Recognition to Veselin Petrušić for his long-term contribution to the development of athletics in Montenegro and to Branislav Maslovarić for his 50th anniversary in athletics.
The coach of the national athletics team, Osman Erović, has received a special recognition from European Athletics for his contribution to the development of athletics as a coach in Montenegro.
The ceremony of announcing the best will be held on December 25th, at 12 noon, at the university's Sports and Cultural Center.
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