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Novak Đoković TENIS / TENNIS Novak je rođen 22. maja 1987. godine. Naj- uspešniji je teniser današnjice sa 24 grend slem titula, ukupno 98 trofeja i rekordnih 428. nedelja na prvom mestu ATP liste. Uče- stvovao je četiri puta na Olimpijskim igrama, a nosio srpsku zastavu na otvaranju Igara u Londonu 2012. godine. Jedinu medalju, i to bronzanu, osvojio je 2008. u Pekingu. Novak was born on 22 nd May 1987 and is to- day’s most successful tennis player, with 24 Grand Slam titles and a total of 98 trophies, as well as a record 428 weeks at the top of the ATP list. He has participated in the Olym- pics four times and carried the Serbian flag at the opening of the London Olympics of 2012. He won his only Olympic medal to date, a bronze, in Beijing in 2008. Dušan Lajović TENIS / TENNIS Dušan Lajović je rođen 30. juna 1990. u Be- ogradu. U karijeri je osvojio dva turnira, a naj- bolju poziciju na ATP listi imao je 2019. ka- da je bio 23. teniser na svetu. Za njega će ovo biti debi na najvećoj sportskoj smotri na planeti. Dušan Lajović was born in Belgrade on 30 th June 1990. He has won two tournaments in his career to date, achieving his best ATP world ranking (23 rd ) in 2019. Paris 2024 will mark his Olympic debut. Lev Kornejev Lev Kornejev je rođen 15. marta 2005. godi- ne i od 2022. se takmiči za Srbiju u kategoriji do 58 kilograma. Nedavno je osvojio srebrnu medalju na Evropskom prvenstvu. Lev Korneev was born on 15 th March 2005 and has been competing for Serbia since 2022 in the 58 kg category. He recently won a silver medal at the European championships. TEKVONDO / TAEKWONDO

Stefan Takov TEKVONDO / TAEKWONDO

two silver medals at European championships and holds Serbia’s national women’s javelin re- cord with a throw of 64.42 metres. MUŠKA ODBOJKAŠKA REPREZENTACIJA / MUŠKA ODBOJKAŠKA REPREZENTACIJA „Plava četa“ je u minut do 12 obezbedila plasman na Olimpijske igre, gde ih nismo gledali punih 12 godina! Nije Srbije bilo u Riju i Tokiju, ali sada je u Parizu i imaće priliku da ponovi uspehe iz 1996. i Atlante, kada smo uzeli bronzu, odnosno one četiri godine kasnije u Sidneju kada je na grudima srpskih odbojkaša zasijala srebrna medalja. Poslednji put je Srbija osvojila zlato 2019. na Evropskom prvenstvu, a selektor Igor Kolaković ima tim spreman da napravi dobar rezultat i u Francuskoj. Serbia’s “Blue Squad” qualified for the Olym- pics at the very last minute, after being absent for a full 12 years! Serbia didn’t compete in Rio and Tokyo, but the team has now arrived in Paris and will have the chance to repeat the success- es of Atlanta in 1996, when our country took home bronze, and four years later in Sydney, when shiny silver medals adorned the chests of Serbia’s volleyball stars. Serbia last won gold at the 2019 European Championships, and today coach Igor Kolaković has a team that’s ready to achieve good results in France.

Stefan Takov je rođen 6. avgusta 2002. godi- ne u Beogradu. Osvajač je zlatne medalje na Mediteranskim igrama 2022, a ima odličja i sa svetskih i sa evropskih šampionata. Na Olim- pijske igre u Parizu se plasirao kao rezerva i ta- kmiči se u kategoriji do 74 kilograma. Stefan Takov was born in Belgrade on 6 th Au- gust 2002. He won gold at the 2022 Medi- terranean Games and has also won medals at both the world and European championships. He qualified for the Paris Olympics as a reserve entrant and competes in the 74kg category. Adriana Vilagoš ATLETIKA / ATHLETICS Adriana Vilagoš je rođena 2. januara 2004. u Vrbasu. Sa 17 godina je postala juniorska prva- kinja sveta u bacanju koplja 2021. u Najrobiju, a isti rezultat je ponovila i 2022. Ima dve srebrne medalje na kontinentalnim šampionatima i sa 64,42 metra je državna rekorderka. Adriana Vilagoš was born in Vrbas on 2 nd Janu- ary 2004. She became world Under-20 javelin champion in Nairobi in 2021, at the age of just 17, then repeated the result in 2022. She has won

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