Four medals in the senior competition and eight in the junior competition were won by the competitors of the SPID Swimming Club from Sarajevo at the fourth international paraswimming festival “Dubrava Zagreb 2023”, which ended yesterday.
The international paraswimming meeting for people with disabilities organized by the Dubrava Swimming Club from Zagreb brought together a total of 161 paraswimmers from 14 countries and 33 clubs.
The swimming club SPID performed with a total of seven swimmers who had 24 starts and swam 20 personal records.
Ismail Barlov, representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), who achieved the A standards for the Paralympic Games in Paris, returns from the capital of Croatia with three golds and one silver. Ismail Zulfic won gold, silver and two bronzes, and Elmedina Djocaj had the same performance. Jasmin Stanar, Kanita Sabanovic, Hena Godinjak and Lejla Sporisevic also performed in Zagreb, accompanied by coaches Ilda Kukuruzovicand Amra Arapovic.
“For the end of the calendar year, the best competition in the region, which brought together excellent swimmers who won medals at major competitions such as the Paralympic Games, World and European Championships. Our Ismail Barlov received the award for the most successful result in the junior category, and third place in the total sum of points in four different disciplines. We are very satisfied with our swimmers who achieved top sports results. We would like to thank the Ministry of Culture and Sports of BiH, the Paralympic Committee of BiH and BH Telecom, as well as the organizer for the excellent organization and we will see you again next year in Zagreb”, announced the SPID Swimming Club.
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