Defence Minister congratulates gold Olympic rowing medalists
The Croatian Defence Minister Josip Buljević extended formal congratulatons to the rowers Martin and Valent Sinković – the members of the contract reserve of the Croatian Armed Forces – on winning the gold medal in double sculls at the ongoing 31st Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
“Dear Martin and Valent, I am proud to congratulate you on the brilliant achievement – the gold Olympic medal, on behalf of the members of the Croatian Armed Forces, of the Ministry of Defence and on my personal behalf. While every athlete’s dream is to step atop the dais at the Olympics, it is reserved for the best among them. We are proud to have gold Olympic medalists in the family of the Croatian Armed Forces, who have represented the Republic of Croatia in a magnificient way. I am confident that you will continue to reap excellent results to our pride and to contribute to the reputation of your homeland as superb athletes“, said the Minister in his congratulation address.
Brothers Valent and Martin Sinković have been members of the Croatian Armed Forces and active duty officers dsince March 2011, pursuant to the Agreement between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Crotia and the Croatian Olympic Committee on Co-operation, Promotion and Development of Sport in the Republic of Croatia.