ZAGREB, Feb 3 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Monday evening received world champions -- the national handball team -- and congratulated the players on their amazing success in Portugal.
ZAGREB, Feb 3 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Monday
evening received world champions -- the national handball team --
and congratulated the players on their amazing success in Portugal.
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"We are proud of you because you achieved the success which
countries much bigger than hours would be proud of. You played
bravely and wisely and what is most important, you were persistent
until the end and you believed in yourselves, which is significant
not only in sports but in life in general," Croatia's head of state
said.
On behalf of the team, coach Lino Cervar thanked the president and
said all the credit went to the players because they won in an
extremely tough competition. He appealed to the president to use
his influence and secure necessary support to the players who
became idols of the Croatian youth.
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