Montenegrin schoolchildren will play at the World Championship on Zlatibor, at the European Championship in Belgrade

Under the auspices of the International School Sports Federation (ISF), three Montenegrin school teams will represent our country at major international sports competitions to be held in Serbia in June,

At the European School Basketball 3x3 Championship, which will be held in Belgrade from June 13 to 19, students from the "Slobodan Škerović" Gymnasium from Podgorica and students from the Golubovci Mixed Secondary School will compete, while at the World School Basketball Championship, which will be held on Zlatibor from June 13 to 22, Montenegro will be represented by students from the "Miloje Dobrašinović" Gymnasium from Bijelo Polje.

The men's team of SMŠ Golubovci, which will perform with: Uroš Đžankić, Vuk Grbavčević, Filip Kostić and Ognjen Stanković, is led by Professor Stefan Varagić, while Mirjana Vujošević leads the women's team of the Gymnasium "Slobodan Škerović"; which consists of: Ema Kaliđerčić, Sofija Stojanović, Anđela Janković and Jovana Vukmirović. The leader of the Montenegrin expedition in Belgrade is Jovan Radulović.

The basketball team of the "Miloje Dobrašinović" High School consists of: Milan Baltić, Matija Bošković, Matija Furundžić, Ognjen Jokić, Pavle Knežević, Milovan Milić, Ljuban Mujović, Luka Španjević, Andrija Vojinović and Andrija Šarić. The team's coach is Predrag Femić, while the delegation leader is Matija Đurović.

The referees for both competitions were delegated by the Basketball Federation of Montenegro. Dušan Babić from Berane will officiate at the European Basketball Championship, while Vasilije Jovanović from Nikšić will officiate at the World Basketball Championship.

The President of the Montenegrin School Sports Association, Budo Vukićević, thanked the institutions and partners who supported the participation of Montenegrin school teams in international competitions.

- We would like to express our special gratitude to the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, the Municipality of Zeta, the Bijelo Polje Sports and Recreation Center, as well as To Montenegro, whose contribution enabled our students to represent Montenegro worthily on the European and world stage. Thanks to the joint support of institutions, local communities and socially responsible companies, our young athletes were given the opportunity to gain valuable international experience and promote the values ​​of school sports. I am confident that our teams will demonstrate sportsmanship, knowledge and responsibility, and be proud ambassadors of their schools and country, said Vukičević.

For the participation of the SMŠ Golubovci team, all financial resources were provided through a joint effort of the school, the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation and the Municipality of Zeta. The Ministry also provided financial support for the departure of the team from the Gymnasium "Slobodan Škerović", while almost the entire amount for the performance of the Gymnasium "Miloje Dobrašinović" was provided by the Bijelo Polje Sports and Recreation Center. Additional support was provided by the company To Montenegro, which, through sponsorship, reduced the costs of air travel for participants in the European Basketball Championship.