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Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:03:52 +0000
Roglič wins Olympic gold in time trial
Tokyo – Rider Primož Roglič has outclassed the competition by more than a minute in the men’s Olympic time trial on Wednesday to win the second gold for Slovenia in Tokyo and the second medal for Slovenian cycling at the ongoing Games. ...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:27:42 +0000
Olympics: Trajković misses medal in taekwondo
Tokyo – Slovenia’s Ivan Trajković finished fifth in taekwondo at the Tokyo Olympics after missing bronze by a whisker in the men’s +80kg event, having to concede to South Korea’s In Kyo-don, the number 2 seed, 4:5. This is Tr...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:32:42 +0000
Slovenian judoka Tina Trstenjak wins silver Olympic medal
Tokyo – Slovenian judoka Tina Trstenjak has won the silver medal in the 63kg category at the Tokyo Olympics. The second-best-ranked in the category had to concede to the top-ranked Clarisse Agbegnenou of France on Tuesday in what was a replay o...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:31:51 +0000
More white storks around Slovenia, fewer in Prekmurje
Murska Sobota – While the number of white stork pairs has been constant or increasing throughout Slovenia in recent years, it has been steadily decreasing in the north-eastern region of Prekmurje, which is the typical stork habitat in Slovenia....

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:58:21 +0000
Pahor discusses plastic-free world with Rotary International head
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor received Rotary International president Holger Knaack in Ljubljana on Monday. The pair discussed efforts for a plastic-free world. They talked about the adijoplastenka.si. initiative, launched by Rotary Sloveni...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:59:02 +0000
EU finance ministers endorse Slovenia’s recovery plan
Brussels – EU finance ministers endorsed another four national recovery and resilience plans on Monday, including Slovenia’s, which the European Commission approved at the beginning of the month. A formal confirmation in writing will foll...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:56:04 +0000
POP TV survey: SDS in the lead, govt rating remains low
Ljubljana – The latest survey conducted by pollster Mediana for POP TV shows that the government enjoys an approval rating of 33%, while 58.8% disapproved of its work and 8.2% were undecided. Among political parties, the ruling Democrats (SDS) ...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:54:47 +0000
Judoka Kajzer fifth in women’s 57kg category in Tokyo
Tokyo – Slovenian judoka Kaja Kajzer finished fifth in the women’s 57kg category at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday after losing the bronze medal match to Jessica Klimkait of Canada, the reigning world champion and currently the best ranked ...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:44:04 +0000
Canoeist Savšek convincingly wins Olympic gold in C-1 slalom
Tokyo – Slovenian canoeist Benjamin Savšek convincingly won the men’s C-1 slalom on Monday to earn the first gold medal for Slovenia at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the second overall medal for the country. With no penalty seconds, t...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:33:33 +0000
Slovenia beat Argentina in Olympic basketball tournament opener
Tokyo – Slovenian superstar Luka Dončić scored 48 points as the Slovenian basketball team cruised past Argentina to open their campaign at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday with a convincing 118:100 win. The first Olympics win for Slovenia came ag...



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