The ceremony was attended by the President of the Croatian Olympic Committee Zlatko Mate\u0161a, Deputy Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Slavko Bari\u0107, and other officials of the Ministry of Defence, Armed Forces, and Croatian Olympic Committee.<\/p>\n
On this occasion, Minister Kotromanovi\u0107 congratulated and thanked all the athletes who participated in the Games, especially those who won the medals. “By your performance you have promoted the Republic of Croatia and Ministry of Defence”, the Minister said, adding that by their successes athletes in particular contribute to the promotion of the Croatian Armed Forces. “At the sports fields you are fighting as your fellow soldiers, veterans, fought during the Homeland War, honourably and heroically, and thus continue their path. I hope that in the future some of you would become excellent officers and NCOs of the Croatian Armed Forces”, the Minister said in his address.<\/p>\n
President of the Croatian Olympic Committee Mate\u0161a in his speech said that this was one of the most successful projects Croatian Olympic Committee conducted with the Government and particularly thanked the Ministry of Defence, the Minister and the Armed Forces for the support that was given to athletes, and the Croatian Olympic Committee. Congratulating all present Olympians on the achieved results, Mate\u0161a expressed his belief that in the future this excellent cooperation among the Ministry of Defence, the Armed Forces and the Croatian Olympic Committee would continue and result in an even greater number of medals of our best athletes, on the pleasure, pride and well-being of all Croatian citizens .<\/p>\n
The same was shared by the Deputy Chief of General Staff General Bari\u0107, who congratulating the “Olympians-soldiers”, said that this project was beneficial not only for the sport in Croatia, but also as an incentive for the future development of the Armed Forces. “By your example as top athletes I’m sure that you can show other soldiers that only with the persistence, hard work and dedication one can achieve the best results. In the same way, your fellow soldiers around the world in peacekeeping missions promote in the best possible way Croatia and our Armed Forces”, General Bari\u0107 said.<\/p>\n
On behalf of the Olympians the present were addressed by the “bronze” Lucja Zaninovi\u0107 who also thanked the Ministry of Defence and the Croatian Olympic Committee on this project and great collaboration which gives athletes the absolute support and help in achieving top results. Zaninovi\u0107 also said that Croatia follows the path of many developed countries in the world, which have similar programs to help athletes, and concluded that she hoped that all the athletes would justify the trust given to them.<\/p>\n
14 athletes, CAF members, participated at the Olympic Games in London in 9 disciplines, and the CAF Olympic badges were received by: David \u0160ain, Damir Martin, Martin Sinkovi\u0107, Valent Sinkovi\u0107, Lucija Zaninovi\u0107, Ton\u0107i Stipanovi\u0107, Snje\u017eana Pej\u010di\u0107, Bojan \u0110urkovi\u0107, Ivan Kljakovi\u0107 Ga\u0161pi\u0107, \u0160ime Fantela, Igor Mareni\u0107, Neven and Nenad \u017dugaj and Tina Miheli\u0107.<\/p>\n
The results achieved at the Olympic Games in London:<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Lucija Zaninovi\u0107 – Taekwondo, 49 kg \u2013 3rd<\/sup> place – bronze medal
\u2022 Ton\u0107i Stipanovi\u0107 – Sailing, Laser \u2013 4th<\/sup> place
\u2022 Ivan Kljakovi\u0107 Ga\u0161pi\u0107 Bambi – Sailing, Finn \u2013 5th<\/sup> place
\u2022 Bojan \u0110urkovi\u0107 – Shooting, small-bore rifle 50 m prone position \u2013 5th<\/sup> place
\u2022 Snje\u017eana Pej\u010di\u0107 – Shooting, small-bore rifle 50 m \u2013 5th<\/sup> place
\u2022 \u0160ime Fantela-Igor Mareni\u0107 – Sailing, 470 – 6th<\/sup> place
\u2022 Neven \u017dugaj – Wrestling, Greco-Roman Style, 74 kg \u2013 10th<\/sup> place
\u2022 Nenad \u017dugaj-Wrestling, Greco-Roman Style, 84 kg \u2013 14th<\/sup> place
\u2022 Tina Miheli\u0107 – Sailing, Laser Radial \u2013 17th<\/sup> place<\/p>\n[nggallery id=920]\n