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Coco Gauff, The World's Highest

Tennis champ Coco Gauff continues to win and inspire. For the past two years, Gauff has been the highest-paid female athlete in the world, AFROTECH™ previously reported. The 21-year-old earned $30.4 million in 2024, which includes her prize earnings and endorsement deals such as Naked Juice, Bose, Wheaties Cereal, Carol’s Daughter, and Rolex. The Atlanta, […]

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Coco Gauff, The World's Highest

Tennis champ Coco Gauff continues to win and inspire.

For the past two years, Gauff has been the highest-paid female athlete in the world, AFROTECH™ previously reported.

The 21-year-old earned $30.4 million in 2024, which includes her prize earnings and endorsement deals such as Naked Juice, Bose, Wheaties Cereal, Carol’s Daughter, and Rolex.

The Atlanta, GA, native won the 2025 French Open on Saturday, June 7, in Paris, defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to secure her second Grand Slam singles title after winning the 2023 U.S. Open. The win marks Gauff’s 10th career title and first Women’s Tennis Association title of the year. Earning $2.9 million from this win brings her total prize earnings to $27.3 million, according to Sportico.

She took to Instagram to reflect on what the win meant to her, shedding light on the doubts she had previously held and overcome.

“Waking up and starting to realize it was indeed not a dream. Losing in the finals here 3 years ago had created a lot of doubt in my head,” Gauff said. “I thought I could never overcome the pressure, I thought holding this trophy would never happen. I thought my dreams were so close to happening, but would never come true. So to be here…. means absolutely everything.”

She added, “The more I started to dig deeper into my thoughts, I realized deep down I didn’t truly believe any of those thoughts, deep down I realized that I can do it and I refused to let those thoughts consume me. The younger Coco would have looked at me crazy because that girl never doubted a thing in her life especially when it came to tennis. But, needless to say, I learned that having doubt enter your head is impossible to escape, but not impossible to overcome. Yesterday was a result of that. I overcame… and if I can, so can you.”

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Georgia tied a school record with 4 titles in 2024-25. All were in women’s sports.

“If you look back to when we got those football national championships, it almost feels a little bit like some glory days of Georgia athletics,” said women’s tennis coach Drake Bernstein, whose team won both the ITA National Indoor Championships in February and the NCAA Championships in May. “And this year kind of obviously feels […]

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“If you look back to when we got those football national championships, it almost feels a little bit like some glory days of Georgia athletics,” said women’s tennis coach Drake Bernstein, whose team won both the ITA National Indoor Championships in February and the NCAA Championships in May. “And this year kind of obviously feels exceptional with what equestrian and track did, also. So just being in the same sentence as other national champions and, I don’t know, playing a role in making this year special for UGA athletics is a big deal for all of us over here.”

For tennis, an experienced roster achieved something it had chipped away at for years, losing in the round of 16 in 2022, advancing to the final four in 2023, losing in the finals in 2024 and now going out on top at NCAAs.

Also beneficial was the Bulldogs prioritizing women’s sports, per Bernstein.

Women’s sports at Georgia are no stranger to championships — think 10 national championships for the gymnastics team, including five in a row from 2005-2009 under coach Suzanne Yoculan — and strong attendance.

The Gym Dawgs sold out Stegeman Coliseum in their win vs. Boise State in January (attendance: 10,224), and this past softball season featured a season attendance record at Jack Turner Stadium (52,704 total fans). In October, Georgia volleyball drew 8,376 at its 3-2 win vs. South Carolina at Stegeman, breaking the record for the largest crowd to watch an NCAA volleyball game in the state.

“Women’s sports are celebrated here and they’re featured here,” Bernstein said. “I think that it’s really just been part of the culture here at Georgia … it’s not necessarily just a women’s sports thing, it’s an Olympic sports thing and (athletic director Josh Brooks) is very clear that he wants to support all of the sports and he wants all of us to push for championships or to be in a position to push for championships.”

For equestrian, this was the final year for fifth-year seniors who had received extra eligibility (during the COVID-19 pandemic) and had been a part of the 2021 championship.

“(The seniors) really bled into the team and showed the commitment, the passion, the belief that led to an absolutely magical championship run,” coach Meghan Boenig said. “And there wasn’t a moment, stepping into that arena Day One, where this team — particularly led by those fifth years in our senior class — said anything other than ‘this is what we’re doing and we’re winning this championship.’”

For those on the women’s track and field team, they’ll always get to own a bit of history as the first to win a outdoor national title.

Both the women’s and men’s track and field team placed second at the NCAA Indoor Championship in March, but the outdoor championship was an even better fit, given the events featured.

“They decided that they were going to win the national championship and that’s what they wanted to do,” track and field director Caryl Smith Gilbert said. “And they stayed true to that. We’re more of an outdoor team because 400 hurdles, javelin and hammer are outdoor events. So we didn’t have that indoors and we were still second. So when we did that, we knew that if we could add those field events and the 400 hurdles and all that to the docket and score some points there, we could be very effective and have a really good chance to win.”

There’s a push for Olympic sports at Georgia, Smith Gilbert said, with resources such as a sports psychologist, nutritionist and massage therapists, and the expectation they’ll be able to consistently compete for championships.

With the passing of the NCAA vs. House settlement in early June, the college sports world has undergone a seismic shift. Many see the backpay and revenue sharing system as a step forward for athletes, but there are also questions of how it’ll affect smaller or nonrevenue sports.

While previously Brooks said Bulldogs’ programs will see more than 100 additional scholarships spread among the school’s 21 scholarship sports, other colleges have already announced cuts, such as Washington State announcing it would consolidate its track and field program.

However, Smith Gilbert said she has seen minimal change.

“They’re doing their very best under such trying times to accommodate us without the student athletes feeling much of the pain,” Smith Gilbert said.





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Hill joins Penn State track | News, Sports, Jobs

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State track and field head coach John Gondak has announced the hiring of Darrell Hill ’15, a three-time All-American Penn State alumnus and 2016 Olympian, as assistant coach. Hill returns to his alma mater to coach the throws group. “Penn State Track and Field is excited to bring one of […]

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State track and field head coach John Gondak has announced the hiring of Darrell Hill ’15, a three-time All-American Penn State alumnus and 2016 Olympian, as assistant coach. Hill returns to his alma mater to coach the throws group.

“Penn State Track and Field is excited to bring one of its all-time greatest throwers back home to coach in the Blue & White,” said Gondak. “Darrell will bring great energy and passion to our program, and being from PA, he will help us keep the best from PA here at home. Looking forward to having Darrell join us here in Happy Valley and continue his legacy as a Nittany Lion.”

Hill returns to his alma mater after spending the last two years on staff at Delaware, including serving as associate head coach for the 2024-25 season. Hill mentored Olamide Ayeni to a CAA championship in the discus throw and coached two NCAA East Regional qualifiers during the 2025 outdoor season. Five throws athletes earned podium finishes at the 2025 outdoor CAA Championships under Hill’s tutelage.

Hill spent his first season at Delaware as assistant coach in 2023-24, coaching the throws group as well as the multi-event student-athletes. He mentored Alicia Lehman-Woodyard to heptathlon bronze and All-CAA honors at the 2024 CAA Outdoor Championships and coached two student-athletes to the 2024 NCAA East Regional prelims.

Hill arrived to Delaware following a stint as a volunteer assistant at San Diego State from 2017-19 and an illustrious professional career competing at the world’s highest levels. He represented the United State at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, finishing 12th in the shot put. Hill achieved his personal-best mark of 22.44 meters in 2017 at Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme in Belgium to win the Diamond League Championship, a mark that ranks him 15th all-time in the shot put. In addition to his Olympian status, Hill is a three-time World Championship finalist, the 2018 USA Outdoor US Champion and was named the USATF Thrower of the Year in 2018.

Hill was a three-time All-American and three-time Big Ten Champion as a student-athlete at Penn State. He still owns the Penn State indoor shot put (20.51m) school record and is second all-time in school history in the outdoor shot put (20.86m). He was named both the 2015 USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Indoor and Outdoor Men’s Field Athlete of the Year, in addition to earning Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year honors.

Hill, a Philadelphia, Pa. native, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation and human services from Penn State in 2015.



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DVIDS – News – Air Force Men, Navy Women Take Armed Forces Volleyball Crowns

The Air Force men and the Navy women volleyball teams captured the 2005 Armed Forces Volleyball Championship here May 16. Both established themselves as the teams to beat in their respective divisions by posting perfect 3-0 marks after the first half of the tournament. Morris Davis, Navy women’s head coach, said his team kept the […]

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The Air Force men and the Navy women volleyball teams captured the 2005 Armed Forces Volleyball Championship here May 16.

Both established themselves as the teams to beat in their respective divisions by posting perfect 3-0 marks after the first half of the tournament.

Morris Davis, Navy women’s head coach, said his team kept the same attitude it had coming into the tournament after it was able to win the first three games. He said his veteran team knew that it was a long way from winning the interservice gold medals.

“We knew from the time we started training camp that it was going to take a lot of hard work to win the championship,” he said. “We knew Air Force was a really strong team and we were going to have to make some adjustments, even though we beat them in the first round.”

While the Air Force men’s team would cruise to the championship, the Navy women’s team had to withstand a furious rally by the Air Force women’s team to earn its title. Davis said his team’s veteran savvy helped them to battle back from what became a titanic struggle between the Air Force and Navy women’s teams.

The championship tournament began with the same match-up that would end the tournament for the women’s side, Navy meeting Air Force. Navy dropped the first game to the Air Force 25-21 and then came back to win 25-16, 25-16 and 25-22. It would be Navy’s only action of the first day of competition, but it gave them a leg up on succeeding the Army team as women’s champions.

In the second game involving women’s teams on the first day of action, the Marines defeated the defending champion Army team 25-18, 25-14, 22-25 and 26-24. The victory for the Marines was significant, because this was the first time in two years the Marines have been able to field a women’s team because of service commitments. While they did not have the best team the Marines could have fielded, Marines coach Peter Cruz said, he brought a team determined to be a factor in this year’s tournament.

Defeating the defending champions on the first day proved this team was going to have to be taken seriously and it showed the women’s half of the tournament would be hotly contested.

After losing to the Marines, the defending champion Army team found itself in a must-win situation against an Air Force team that was smarting from the lost to the Navy in the first match of the tournament. Army gave it a great effort, but the Air Force was able to pull off a 25-20, 25-22, 25-20 victory.

On the men’s side, the Air Force began its run to the title by defeating the Navy 25-23, 25-17, 22-25 and 25-22. After the Army defeated the Marines in five matches — 12-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19 and 25-17 — Army was in a position to take control of the tournament if it could beat Air Force.

Air Force had other thoughts, and pulled out a four-match victory (25-21, 25-23, 17-25 and 25-18) to finish the first night of the tournament undefeated.

Both the Air Force men and Navy women tightened their grip on the tournament on the second day of action. The Air Force men defeated the Marines to take a 3-0 record into the third day of the tournament, while the Navy women followed up their first-round win over Air Force with wins over the Marines and Army to also take a 3-0 lead into the third day.

The third day of the tournament could have been the day both the Air Force men and Navy women put the championship away, but the other service teams were in no mood to let the eventual champions win it so soon.

Air Force’s women’s team knew the only way it could win the armed forces title was to beat the Navy as the second round of the tournament began. Because the Navy and Air Force teams looked like they would be too strong and talented for the Army and Marines to beat, the Air Force team could not rely on the other service teams to beat the Navy. Air Force responded to the challenge by winning a four-set thriller (26-24, 25-22, 20-25, 15-7) to give each team a 3-1 record.

“The first time we played them, we caught them a little off guard. This time they were ready for us and it forced us to make some adjustments in our lineup,” Davis said.

The Air Force’s team could have put a stranglehold on the men’s title if it could defeat the Navy men. After going through the first round undefeated and watching the other service teams knock each other off, Air Force, with a victory would have mathematically wrapped the championship. Malu Segai, Air Force men’s team head coach, said winning the championship was the goal from the beginning for his team, and it was right there for the taking.

“From the time the players arrived at the training camp in Hawaii, we told them our goal was to win the interservice championship,” he said. “We had a very young team this year, but they quickly realized what it would take to win the tournament.”

But Navy wasn’t about to let the young Air Force team wrap up the title. The Navy team played its best game of the tournament and beat the Air Force team in five sets (25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 18-25, 15-8). In the nightcap of second round action, the Army teams defeated the Marine teams, setting up third day action that would determine how the tournament would finish.

On the women’s side, Air Force and Navy each defeated their opponents, the Army and the Marines respectively, to ensure each would go into the final day’s action with 4-1 records. On the men’s side, Air Force defeated the Army to push its record to 4-1 and assure itself of at least a tie for the title going into the last round of the tournament.

The victory also gave Army its second loss of the tournament, and after the Navy won its match, gave each team an identical 3-2 record going into the final day of action. On the final day, the Air Force men had a simple mission: win its game against the Marines to succeed Navy as the armed forces champions. While a loss would not have ended the Air Force hopes of winning the title, it would have forced it into a playoff match against either the Navy or Army, because the winner of the Army-Navy game would have a 4-2 record that would have been similar to the Air Force.

Air Force didn’t leave anything to chance defeating the Marines 25-16, 25-14 and 25-19 to wrap up the championship.

The Air Force women’s team had a different mission as it entered action on the final day. The Air Force team had to beat a gritty and determined Marines team and then see if Army could upset Navy and give it the championship.

Air Force did its part by defeating the Marines 25-15, 25-22 and 25-19 to finish the regular phase of the tournament with a 5-1 record. Now the tournament would come down to what happened between the Navy and Army in both men’s and women’s action.

The first match would pit the Army and Navy women’s team in a game that would determine whether the Air Force women’s team won the title outright or if there would be a playoff between the Air Force and Navy to decide the title. The Army team wanted to salvage what had been a disappointing tournament for them by beating Navy, but the Navy team was just as determined to force the playoff round. Navy defeated the Army team 25-14, 25-16 and 25-12 to set up a playoff with Air Force to settle the title.

With the Air Force men’s victory over the Marines, the Army-Navy game was the battle for the silver medal, which each team wanted badly. In what was a hard-fought battle Navy defeated the Army 25-24, 25-19 and 25-22 to capture the silver medal.

Air Force came into the playoff the more rested team, having played in the morning session while the Navy had only a two-hour break before having to play in the best two-of-three playoff. Air Force took advantage of the rest it got by winning the first game of the match 25-16, and it looked like Navy may not have enough to put up a challenge. Suddenly, the Navy team got a surge of adrenaline and beat the Air Force team 25-16 to even the championship playoffs at one game apiece.

Now each team had a one-game shot to win the championship, and each team played like champions, thrilling the crowd at the Fort Carson Special Events Center with clutch play after clutch play.

Navy and Air Force took turns getting three-point leads, and just when it seemed like one team would put a stranglehold on the game, the other team would come back and tie the game or take a one-point lead.

Air Force had the first opportunity to wrap up the title as it took a one-point lead, 14-13, and had the serve to win the contest. Navy won the point and tied the game, setting up a furious 10-minute stretch that saw both teams earn the chance to win the match.

Air Force squandered two chances to put the championship away, and Navy one, before Navy would finally earn the points necessary to win the playoff 19-17 and clinch the championship.

“This could have gone either way,” Davis said. “After we got down by one game, I told our players to just relax and play our game of ball control and we should be able to win. This was a really competitive tournament. I like winning, but I like to earn a victory — and we earned this one, and that was the best thing about this championship.”

(Walt Johnson writes for the Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group.)

Story by Walt Johnson, Special to American Forces Press Service







Date Taken: 05.19.2005
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Beach Performance Director Pitman – England’s youngsters will learn valuable lessons from NEVZA event

Beach Performance Director Kirk Pitman says playing in the NEVZA Youth Beach Championships 2025 on home sands in Bridlington this week will have helped England’s young players see first-hand the standards they should be aspiring to reach. In a tournament (Tuesday to Thursday) that doubled as a first-round qualifier for the European Championships, the host […]

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Beach Performance Director Kirk Pitman says playing in the NEVZA Youth Beach Championships 2025 on home sands in Bridlington this week will have helped England’s young players see first-hand the standards they should be aspiring to reach.

In a tournament (Tuesday to Thursday) that doubled as a first-round qualifier for the European Championships, the host nation were unable to clinch a medal amid strong opposition, with Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark filling the podium slots. 

But Pitman believes that seeing just how good some of the players from Scandinavia are at U18 and U20 level can be a real positive for those on the England Performance Pathway, showing where they can improve technically, tactically and mentally.

 

 

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“It has been such a valuable experience for our younger players,” said Pitman. “Even though the results didn’t go as might have been hoped, it was a great chance to learn from some of the best players in the world in their age group.  

“Hopefully it will be inspiring for them for the future and they can see where they want to get to and what they can work on. 

“Overall, I think the team has found it an enjoyable experience where they have learned a lot. 

“Already we have had messages from parents saying how much some of the players have taken from it and that there have been some really valuable lessons. 

“I think watching some of the matches it was obvious that some of the players got nervous and it affected their performances a little bit, but it is something they will learn from for next time they are in the same situation, where they will be more composed. 

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“But the good thing is that we had something like 108 nominations to play – more than ever before – and we got 16 teams out there experiencing what it was like to play for their country.” 

The closest England came to a medal was in the men’s U18 category where Luca Robinson and Lewis Bunton came up only narrowly short. 

After reaching the semi-finals with a degree of comfort, they won the first set against Finland but could not close it out and then were 20-17 up in the first set of their bronze medal match against Sweden, only to lose it 22-20. 

Pitman was also pleased with the performances of Tilly Hutton and Robyn Clifford, who reached the Women’s U18 semi-finals, beating compatriots and number one seeds Molly Quinn and Lauren Thorn along the way. 

He said: “Luca has had the chance to play with an experienced partner in Lewis, and they have put in some good performances on the UK Beach Tour. 

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“They were there or thereabouts in this tournament against some strong opposition and I think they will have learned a lot from it. 

“Tilly and Robyn played a fantastic quarter-final and put the pressure on Molly and Lauren, who I know were disappointed not to reach the semis. 

“But it is good to have two pairs who are around that kind of level pushing each other.” 

“Overall, a few of the players will be disappointed they didn’t medal or get further through the rounds, but you have to remember that the standard is a lot higher this year than last because it was a Euros qualifer. 

“Finland were here this time and weren’t last and picked up five medals and they are particularly strong at junior level, both on the beach and indoor, so that has to be taken into consideration when looking at the results.”

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In the Senior tournament that preceded the Youths from last Friday to Sunday, English pair Niko Gleed and Enrique Bello lived up to their number one seed billing to clinch gold medals in the men’s event. 

Katie Keefe and Martha Bullen also took bronze in the women’s category, despite having only limited time together as a pairing. 

“I think Nico and Enrique would have considered themselves favourites to win that tournament, but the good thing is they went out there and did the job against some good quality opposition,” said Pitman 

“It is one thing to be expected to win something, but they still had to go out there and do it, which they did very well. 

“Kirsty (Star) and Alice (Jagielska) would have hoped to have gone deeper, but Alice will have still got plenty out of it, and playing in the Youth tournament, as she prepares for NCAA college volleyball later this year.

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“Martha and Katie did really well, especially in the tough (windy) conditions, and Katie showed her the experience she now has.” 

In the near future, England’s players will have access to a new all-weather facility at Birmingham City University’s (BCU) campus in the West Midlands. 

Pitman feels that could be a considerable step forward for the beach programme, allowing players to train in the sand all year round should they wish to. 

He said: “What it will allow is the possibility of more training throughout the colder winter months, which would have been difficult before. 

“There is also the potential for more regular training camps when we can get players from around the country together in one place to help continue their development.”



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Ukrainian women win European volleyball title – The Ukrainian Weekly

Instagram.com/cevolleyball Ukraine’s women’s volleyball team won the Golden European League title on June 29 in Angelholm, Sweden, after it defeated Hungary in the final by a score of 3-1 (set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-16, 25-17). It was Ukraine’s third title for the women’s team. The Ukraine’s national women’s volleyball team won the Golden European… […]

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Instagram.com/cevolleyball Ukraine’s women’s volleyball team won the Golden European League title on June 29 in Angelholm, Sweden, after it defeated Hungary in the final by a score of 3-1 (set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-16, 25-17). It was Ukraine’s third title for the women’s team. The Ukraine’s national women’s volleyball team won the Golden European…





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New coach and a new injection of confidence, maybe we’ll save our energy for the quarterfinals

The Montenegrin water polo team is traveling to the World Championships in Singapore, where for the first time after 12 years and Barcelona 2013, they will try to join the fight for medals. The task is difficult, Montenegro is one of the youngest teams at the World Cup, but the rejuvenated team and new coach, […]

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The Montenegrin water polo team is traveling to the World Championships in Singapore, where for the first time after 12 years and Barcelona 2013, they will try to join the fight for medals.

The task is difficult, Montenegro is one of the youngest teams at the World Cup, but the rejuvenated team and new coach, a man who knows how to win medals – Dejan Savić, bring new energy.

“Sharks” captain Petar Tešanović, a goalkeeper from whom much is expected, spoke in an interview for Meridiansports about working with the new coach, the changes he brought and expectations at the World Cup.

The changes, he says, are definitely being felt…

“There are certainly changes in the way we work. Every coach has their own characteristic style and shapes the training sessions accordingly. The preparations in Makarska were basic, where we didn’t work much tactically, we concentrated more on ourselves, swimming, shooting. The emphasis was on the things we lack in the game,” said Petar Tešanović.

During preparations in Croatia, the “Sharks” took the opportunity to “sparm” with the home team, which will be our national team’s rival in Group D of the World Cup in Singapore.

There’s no need to waste words on the current world champions, Olympic and European vice-champions, but our national team has shown that it can match them in the pool.

“A few friendly matches with Croatia were good for us to see where we are currently. The Croatians are at the top of world water polo. This is confirmed by the European, world and Olympic medals from the last three competitions, but despite that, I think the players suit us in terms of water polo style. We don’t have much to hide from each other, we have similar systems and we know each other well. We have had several positive results with them recently.”

The changes are affecting the “sharks.” In addition to the coach, additional energy is provided by young water polo players who are slowly increasing their playing time in the senior team.

“When there is a change, this time it is the coach, there is also an additional injection of self-confidence. There will probably be a larger number of new guys. I expect four or five new faces for sure, so I assume that the youth will bring additional energy.”

The Montenegrin water polo team is working hard towards the goal of ending a five-year medal drought.

Tešanović believes that our team will manage to overcome the quarter-final barrier in Singapore.

Let us remind you that our representation at global championships has not passed this stage since 2013, when our only world medal was won in Barcelona.

“The team is young and in some ways inexperienced at that international level. It’s important that we go from match to match, not to get too carried away. I believe that we will have an easier path to reach the quarter-finals, than was the case in previous years where we had to struggle in the group stage and we are quite tired playing the matches in the knockout stage,” said the goalkeeper of the French Marseille, in an interview with Meridian Sport.

Reaching the knockout stage should not be a question.

The first-place team in the group will advance directly to the quarterfinals, while the second- and third-place teams will start the knockout phase from the round of 16.

“I think we can now somehow calculate, conserve our energy and do our best to overcome that quarter-final obstacle, which has been holding us back for the last four, five years.”

Balša Vučković and Strahinja Gojković are the youngest members of this selection, at just under 20 years old, their first major competition with the senior national team awaits them.

“These are two players with enormous potential, born in 2005 and 2006. They have their entire careers ahead of them, they are certainly at the very beginning, so there are many mistakes, which is an integral part. I think they are very young, they learn quickly and adapt quickly. I am sure that they will continue to progress a lot in the coming years and will definitely become one of the key players of this national team.”

Vladan Spaić and Petar Tešanović are both national team and club teammates. The strong center will not be able to help the “Sharks” because of this, which could be a handicap in Singapore.

“Spaka (Vladan Spaić’s nickname) has been in the national team for almost 10 years. He will definitely miss his experience and the reputation he gained in world water polo. The most important thing is that he repairs those injuries, so that they do not return and do not hinder his further club and national team career.”

The competition in goal this season is particularly intense.

Besides Petar Tešanović and Lazar Andrić, Darko Đurović was one of the most responsible for Jadran M:tel’s trophies and successes this season.

“I think in a way it’s good that there is competition. At the moment there are three of us who defend at a high level, where we can push each other even more at every training session. There are some malice or bad thoughts between us, we always encourage each other, and in the end it’s up to the coach to choose the two best. I think it’s a healthy competition.”

Petar Tešanović will be a member of Marseille next season.

With the first Champions League final, the historic season was completed with a double crown in France.

“A great, I can say historic season for Marseille. We managed to reach the Final Four of the Champions League, which no French team has managed to do, and we also won the double crown in France. I think the club’s leaders are satisfied, but I wouldn’t say they will stop there, we have already created a respectable team next season and I believe that we will be able to reach the Final Four again,” Petar Tešanović told Meridian Sport.

Of particular importance is his work with the legendary goalkeeper of the Montenegrin national team, now the coach of Marseille, Miloš Šćepanović.

“I also worked with him in the national team where he was an assistant coach, he worked especially with us, the goalkeepers. We have a great relationship, we know each other very well, we know how we breathe and it’s a real pleasure to work with him. I think he’s made a significant step forward in the last two, three seasons as a coach and is currently among the five or six best coaches in Europe.”


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