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Tijana Bošković je nedavno postala i najplaćenija odbojkašica svih vremena Tijana Bošković recently became the highest paid female volleyball player ever
Ništa manje ambiciozna nije ni Maja Ognjenović, kojoj će Igre u Parizu biti vrhunac karijere koja tra- je više od dve decenije. Maja punih 19 godina orga- nizuje igru našeg nacionalnog tima i zato veruje da prvo mesto na pobedičkom postolju nije nedostiž- no. Finale za odbojkašice je zakazano za 10. avgust, a Maja će samo četiri dana ranije napuniti 40 godina. – Pariz je sigurno jedan od najlepših gradova na svetu i meni jedan od omiljenih... Da, tu je i rođen- dan. Sad će biti lep, jubilarni 40. rođendan i najlep- še bi ga bilo proslaviti uz poklon. Ta medalja samoj sebi je idealan scenario. Naravno da to priželjkujem, o tome maštam i to bih volela da se desi. Svi mi ma- štamo i imamo želje i ciljeve. Videćemo da li će se ostvariti ili ne. Ja čvrsto verujem u to, ali opet, vre- me će najbolje pokazati – dobro je raspoložena Ma- ja Ognjenović. Reprezentacja Srbije je u sigurnim rukama Ita- lijana Đovanija Gvidetija, jednog od najtrofejnijih stručnjaka u istoriji odbojke. – Voditi tim kakav je srpski i otići u Pariz sa am- bicijom da pobedimo i donesemo zlato... to nema ce- nu. To je ostvarenje sna i ja sam zaista srećan – re- kao je Gvideti. Ako se pogledaju svi sportovi na Olimpijskim igra- ma, nije teško zaključiti kako je konkurencija kod od- bojkašica izuzetna. Ženska odbojka se podjednako kvalitetno igra gotovo na svim kontinentima i meda- lje nisu rezervisane samo za reprezentacije iz Evrope. U Riju je trijumfovala Kina, ispred naših odbojkaši- ca i Amerikanki, koje su zato slavile u Tokiju. Druge su bile Brazilke, treće Srpkinje.
al team for 19 years, which is why she believes first place on the podium isn’t unattainable. The women’s volleyball final is scheduled for 10 th August, just four days after Maja turns 40. “Paris is certainly one of the world’s most beauti- ful cities and one of my favourites... Yes, there’s also my birthday. It will now be a nice jubilee 40 th birth- day, and the most beautiful way to celebrate it would be with a gift. That medal is in itself the most ide- al scenario. I naturally wish for it, fantasise about it and would love for it to happen. We all dream and have desires and goals. We’ll see whether or not that will be realised. I strongly believe in that, but, again, time will tell best,” says Maja Ognjenović, who’s in the right mood. The Serbian national team is in the secure hands of Italian Giovanni Guidetti, one of the most success- ful experts in the history of volleyball. “Leading a team like Serbian and going to Paris with the ambition of winning and taking gold... that’s priceless. It’s the realisation of a dream and I’m really happy,” said Guidetti. Reviewing all the sports at the Olympic Games, it isn’t difficult to conclude that the competition among the women’s volleyball squads is exceptional. Women’s volleyball is played to the same high quality on almost all continents and medals aren’t reserved exclusively for national teams from Europe. China proved victo- rious in Rio, fending off our own Serbian squad and the American women, who subsequently celebrated in Tokyo. Brazil came second, with Serbia’s girls fin- ishing in the bronze medal spot.
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