Marta Markešić, a student of the Bjelovar Elementary School, won the gold medal in the category of seventh and eighth-graders, while Helena Kosina of the Vladimir Becić Elementary School from Osijek won the bronze in the category of sixth-graders.
Sixteen Croatian students had qualified for the competition in five out of seven age groups, including Ivano Radić of the Pučišća Elementary School, who won the first place at the European championship, held in late May in Lido di Jesolo, Italy.
The world English language championship in Assisi, organised by the non-profit organisation Global Hippo Association, was preceded by school, national and continental competitions.