A day after the flame for the 2024 Paris Olympics was lit in Olympia, Slovenians have sent their own torch to tour the country with the nation's first Olympic medallist making the first leg.
The Slovenian torch started its journey in Lendava, northeast, near the tri-border with Hungary and Croatia
The Slovenian women's handball team has qualified for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris in a historic first for the country's women athletes in team sports.
Slovenia secured the ticket by defeating Montenegro 30:26 in the last match of a qualifying tournament in Germany's Neu-Ulm on 14 April.
At th
Slovenian sport climbing star Janja Garnbret won the first IFSC World Cup event of the new season in Keqiao, China, confirming the status of the best woman climber ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics.
Garnbret entered the finals in the bouldering event as the leader both in the qualifiers and semi-f
Slovenian cycling star Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) will not continue the Tour of the Basque Country after a mass crash in the fourth stage in which he sustained mild injuries and several top contenders for the win were severely injured.
The 34-year-old Slovenian was examined in a hospital to
Slovenian fans of urban sports such as skateboarding and rollerblading have much to look forward to this spring. The largest outdoor skate park in the country opened in Velenje in east Slovenia, and Ljubljana has launched its first indoor skate park.
In Velenje the 2,203 m2 urban park is fitted wit
Slovenian cycling star Primož Roglič started the Tour of the Basque Country with a victory in the time trial on 1 April, his first for Bora-Hansgrohe, as he eyes his third title at the Spanish stage race.
Roglič was seven seconds faster than Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) and finished ten seconds ahe
The 30th Tour of Slovenia, the most prestigious road cycling race in the country, will open with a stage in the northeast of the country on 12 June which will take riders through Austria, Hungary and Croatia on the way. The five-day race will also visit Italy and include a climb to the Krvavec ski
Slovenia scored a surprise 2:0 win against Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal in a Euro 2024 friendly in front of the home crowd on 26 March, in what was the first defeat for one of the world's strongest teams after 11 consecutive wins.
Slovenia entered the match fresh from a disappointing 2:2 draw wi
Ajša Sivka, a 18-year-old member of the Slovenian national basketball team and of the Italian professional club Famila Schio, has been invited to the women's World Select Team of rising stars as part of the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, US. They will play the US women's Junior Select Team on 13 Apr
