SINJSKA ALKA" TO BE HELD UNDER AUSPICES OF PRESIDENT MESIC SINJ, May 6 (Hina) - This year's, the 285th "Sinjska Alka", a tournament in the southern Croatian town Sinj, in the Splithinterland, will be held under the auspices of
Croatian President Stipe Mesic, officials reported Saturday. "Sinjska Alka" is a traditional three-day tournament held every year in Sinj. The tournament, in which lance-wieldinghorsemen dressed in traditional outfits match their skills as they target a metal ring suspended over a track, is held everyyear to mark a local victory over the Ottoman Turks in 1715. The "Sinjska Alka" tournament will start on August 6.(hina) it
SINJ, May 6 (Hina) - This year's, the 285th "Sinjska Alka", a
tournament in the southern Croatian town Sinj, in the Split
hinterland, will be held under the auspices of Croatian President
Stipe Mesic, officials reported Saturday.
"Sinjska Alka" is a traditional three-day tournament held every
year in Sinj. The tournament, in which lance-wielding
horsemen dressed in traditional outfits match their skills as they
target a metal ring suspended over a track, is held every
year to mark a local victory over the Ottoman Turks in 1715.
The "Sinjska Alka" tournament will start on August 6.
(hina) it