FILTER
Prikaži samo sadržaje koji zadovoljavaju:
objavljeni u periodu:
na jeziku:
hrvatski engleski
sadrže pojam:

Zagreb crew again wins Neretva Boat Marathon

Author: Ivana Tomičić Šušak

ZAGREB, 10 Aug (Hina) - A crew from Zagreb, the current title holders, won the 27th Neretva Boat Marathon, raced on Saturday afternoon down a 22.5 kilometre stretch of the river Neretva from the town of Metković to the seaport of Ploče.

This is the third time in a row that the Zagreb crew won the race.

Participating in this year's race were 29 teams from Croatia and abroad.

The Gusari crew finished the race second and the Slivno crew from Komin third.

The Neretva Boat Marathon is an amateur sporting competition between rowers in traditional boats. Each crew consists of ten rowers, a drummer and a cox. The race is one of the most important tourist events in southern Croatia.

Attending the race were, among others, President Zoran Milanović, Deputy Prime Minister Branko Bačić, who is also the Prime Minister's envoy, Agriculture Minister Marija Vučković and presidential candidates Dragan Primorac and Marija Selak Raspudić.

The event was held under the auspices of President Milanović.

(Hina) its

An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙