Montenegro was part of Yugoslavia at the Olympic Games between 1920 and 1988. After the country’s dissolution in 1992, Montenegro joined Serbia and participated in the Olympic Games between 1996 and 2004. After its independence in 2006, the Montenegrin Olympic Committee was established in 2006 and obtained recognition from the IOC the following year, debuting at the Olympics in Beijing 2008.
Although athletes from Montenegro have won medals 22 times in five different sports, these victories were achieved while competing in teams under the flags of Yugoslavia or the union of Serbia and Montenegro, rather than in individual competitions.
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| The women’s handball team is responsible for the only Olympic medal in Montenegro’s history (photo: IHF) |
The only medal in Montenegro’s history was won in London 2012, thanks to the Women’s Handball team, which won the unprecedented medal in a surprising way. For this year’s edition, the expectation is for the men’s Water Polo team, which is already guaranteed to participate in another Olympic Games in its history. another guaranteed place for Montenegro and sailor Milivoj Dukic in the Laser class.
Strong sports
Water polo – Qualified for another Olympics, the Montenegro men’s Water Polo team hopes to have a good campaign in Paris, and surpass the result in Tokyo, when they stopped in the quarterfinals against Greece. Montenegro is in Group A alongside Croatia, Italy, Greece, Romania and the United States. It is worth remembering that only four countries advance to the next stage. In other words, Montenegro will not have an easy time at Water Polo in Paris.
Basketball: Despite not yet having a place in Paris, the Montenegrin men’s basketball team is going to Riga in Latvia to try to get a place in this year’s Olympic Games. On the way to Paris, Nikola Vucevic’s team will face Brazil, and we will certainly have a great game in Riga.
Athletes
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| Duro Radovic promises commitment to seek an Olympic medal. Photograph: K.Vulovic/VPSCG |
Duro Radovic (Water Polo) – One of the best left-handed players in the world, Duro Radovic is ready for another Olympic Games in his career. Voted the best young player in the world in 2018, the 25-year-old athlete is at his peak and ready to do anything for the long-awaited Olympic medal.
Nikola Vucevic (Basketball) – One of the great NBA Pivots will try to take his country to the first Olympic Games in its history. Vucevic, who plays for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA, was once an al-star in the best basketball in the world, and is now trying to achieve his greatest glory by trying to take Montenegro to Paris. Let’s see if he can make it.
