Serbia at the 2016 Summer Olympics explained

Serbia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent country. The Olympic Committee of Serbia confirmed a roster of 103 athletes, 58 men and 45 women, to compete across 14 sports at the Games.

Serbia left Rio de Janeiro with a total of 8 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze), achieving the nation's most successful feat in Summer Olympic history since the break-up of Yugoslavia, and also doubling its previous medal tally from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[2] 54 Serbian athletes (about 52 percent of the whole team) contributed to the medal count, with the majority of those coming in the signature team sports (men's water polo, men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball).^[3]

Five Serbian athletes collected medals in individual sports. Among them were Greco-Roman wrestler Davor Štefanek, the first Serbian to win an Olympic gold in the sport after 32 years; long jumper Ivana Španović, the nation's first track and field athlete to stand on the Olympic podium in six decades; taekwondo fighter Tijana Bogdanović, who captured a silver in the women's flyweight category (49 kg); and kayak tandem Marko Tomićević and Milenko Zorić, who were runners-up in the long-distance double (men's K-2 1000 m).^{[4] [5]}

Medalists

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				16 August
	Serbia men's national water polo team
				17 August
				18 August
	Serbia women's national volleyball team
	Serbia men's national basketball team
				17 August
	Serbia women's national basketball team

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Medals by sport
Sport				Total
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	0	1	1	2
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	0	1	1
Total	2	4	2	8

Medals by day
Day				Total
16 August	1	0	0	1
17 August	0	1	1	2
18 August	0	1	0	1
20 August	1	1	1	3
21 August	0	1	0	1
Total	2	4	2	8

Competitors

The Olympic Committee of Serbia fielded a team of 103 athletes, 58 men and 45 women, across fourteen sports at the Games. It was the nation's second-largest delegation sent to the Olympics, falling short of the record for the most number of athletes (116) achieved in London four years earlier by nearly 12 percent.^[6] Serbia qualified teams in men's water polo and women's volleyball, as well as both the men's and women's basketball for the first time in its Olympic history.

Traditional collective sports accounted for nearly half of the nation's roster, amassing a combined total of 49 athletes. By individual-based sport, however, track and field constituted the largest percentage of athletes on the Serbian team, with 12 entries. There was a single competitor each in road cycling, mountain biking, judo, and table tennis.

Highlighting the list of Serbian athletes were Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Novak Djokovic, who entered the Games as the world's top-ranked tennis player in the men's singles, and taekwondo fighter Milica Mandić, who became the country's first ever Olympic champion in London four years earlier. Rifle shooting legend Stevan Pletikosić, who officially made his sixth Olympic appearance, topped the nation's roster lineup as the oldest and most experienced competitor (aged 43). Meanwhile, Pletikosic's female counterpart Ivana Anđušić Maksimović, who followed her father Goran's sporting legacy to win a silver medal in the small-bore rifle at London 2012, acted as the flag bearer for the Serbian team in the opening ceremony.^[1]

Other notable athletes on the Serbian roster included long jumper and European outdoor champion Ivana Španović, pistol shooters Zorana Arunović (European Games gold medalist) and Andrea Arsović (European champion and world's top-ranked), freestyle swimmer and London 2012 finalist Velimir Stjepanović, water polo team captain Živko Gocić, and basketballers Miloš Teodosić (team captain and EuroLeague champion), Nikola Jokić (who currently played for NBA's Denver Nuggets) and Ana Dabović (WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks and EuroBasket MVP).

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

width=180	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
	7	5	12
	12	12	24
	6	4	10
	1	1	2
	1	0	1
	4	0	4
	5	4	9
	2	2	4
	1	0	1
	0	2	2
	3	3	6
	0	12	12
	13	0	13
	3	0	3
Total	58	45	103

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Serbian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^{[7] [8]}

Track & road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Milan Ristić	110 m hurdles	13.66	6	Did not advance
Anđelko Rističević	Marathon	2:30:17	119
Nenad Filipović	align=left rowspan=3	50 km walk	4:25:41	46
Predrag Filipović	4:39:48	49
Vladimir Savanović	4:15:53	42

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tamara Salaški	400 m	52.70	3	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Amela Terzić	800 m	2:00.99	2 Q	2:03.81	7	Did not advance
1500 m	4:15.17	10	Did not advance
Olivera Jevtić	Marathon

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Asmir Kolašinac	Men's shot put	20.16	15	Did not advance
Ivana Španović	Women's long jump	6.87	1 Q	7.08 NR
Dragana Tomašević	Women's discus throw	57.67	19	Did not advance

Combined events – Men's decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m				400 m					1500 m	Final	Rank
Mihail Dudaš	Result	10.83	7.29	14.23	2.04	49.13	14.65	43.27	4.60		—
Points	899	883	742	840	855	892	731	790	—	—

Basketball

See main article: article and Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Men's tournament

See main article: article, 2016 Serbia men's Olympic basketball team and Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Serbia men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by securing its lone outright berth and winning the final match over Puerto Rico at the Belgrade leg of the 2016 FIBA World Qualifying Tournament, signifying the nation's debut in the sport since it gained independence from Montenegro in 2006.^[9]

Team roster

Group play

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Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Gold medal match

Women's tournament

See main article: article and Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. The Serbian women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the EuroBasket Women 2015 in Hungary.^[10]

Team roster

Group play----------------

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Bronze medal match

Canoeing

See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Sprint

Serbian canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.^[11]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marko Novaković	K-1 200 m	34.938	3 Q	34.778	5 FB	37.415	13
Dejan Pajić	K-1 1000 m	3:36.884	4 Q	3:48.158	8 FB	3:40.502	15
Nebojša Grujić Marko Novaković	K-2 200 m	31.776	2 Q	32.513	3 FA	32.656	6
Marko Tomićević Milenko Zorić	K-2 1000 m	3:15.298	1 FA	3:10.969
Marko Tomićević Milenko Zorić Dejan Pajić Vladimir Torubarov	K-4 1000 m	3:05.272	6 Q	2:59.636	3 FA	3:10.241	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Olivera Moldovan	K-1 200 m	43.339	5 Q	42.123	7	Did not advance
Dalma Ružičić-Benedek	K-1 500 m	1:54.048	5 Q	1:57.294	3 FA	1:55.095	7
Nikolina Moldovan Milica Starović	K-2 500 m	1:46.410	5 Q	1:46.008	6 FB	1:48.146	10
Nikolina Moldovan Olivera Moldovan Dalma Ružičić-Benedek Milica Starović	K-4 500 m	1:39.316	7 Q	1:38.398	5 FB	1:42.818	14

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Road

Serbia has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 200 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.^[12]

Mountain biking

Serbia has qualified one mountain biker for the women's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of her nation's seventeenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016.^[13]

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Serbia has qualified one judoka for the men's middleweight category (90 kg) at the Games. Aleksander Kukolj was directly ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016.^[14]

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Serbia has qualified two boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. One rowing crew had confirmed Olympic place for their boat in the men's pair at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the men's double sculls rowers had added one more boat to the Serbian roster as a result of their top two finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nenad Beđik Miloš Vasić	Men's pair			6:34.52	2 SA/B	6:31.00	5 FB	7:04.71	10
Marko Marjanović Andrija Šljukić	Men's double sculls	7:07.29	4 R	6:20.62	3 SA/B	6:27.66	5 FB	7:03.13	10

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Serbian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016.^[15]

The entire shooting squad was named to the Serbian roster for the Games on 6 July 2016, with rifle specialist Stevan Pletikosić becoming the first male shooter to compete at his sixth Olympics. Notable absence in the roster was pistol legend Jasna Šekarić, who bid to establish a historic milestone as one of the first female athletes, alongside Georgian shooter Nino Salukvadze to appear in eight editions of the Games.^[16]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Dimitrije Grgić	10 m air pistol	579	9	Did not advance
50 m pistol	552	16	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Damir Mikec	10 m air pistol	575	25	Did not advance
50 m pistol	551	18	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Stevan Pletikosić	50 m rifle prone	621.6	21	Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions	1168	25	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=3	Milenko Sebić	10 m air rifle	620.0	33	Did not advance
50 m rifle prone	620.4	34	Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions	1172	11	Did not advance
Milutin Stefanović	10 m air rifle	624.3	12	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Andrea Arsović	10 m air rifle	413.5	26	Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions	573	28	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Zorana Arunović	10 m air pistol	382	11	Did not advance
25 m pistol	576	19	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Ivana Anđušić Maksimović	10 m air rifle	415.4	12	Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions	578	19	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Bobana Veličković	10 m air pistol	385	6 Q	96.4	7
25 m pistol	576	21	Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Serbian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^{[17] [18]}

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Čaba Silađi	Men's 100 m breaststroke	1:00.76	26	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=3	Velimir Stjepanović	Men's 100 m freestyle	49.24	32	Did not advance
Men's 200 m freestyle	1:46.64	10 Q	1:47.28	13	Did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle	3:46.78	14	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Anja Crevar	Women's 200 m individual medley	2:15.33	27	Did not advance
Women's 400 m individual medley	4:43.19	20	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Katarina Simonović	Women's 200 m freestyle	2:00.06	30	Did not advance
Women's 400 m freestyle	4:15.57	23	Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Serbia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Aleksandar Karakašević granted an invitation from ITTF to compete in the men's singles as one of the next seven highest-ranked eligible players, not yet qualified, on the Olympic Ranking List.^[19]

Taekwondo

See main article: article and Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Serbia entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Reigning Olympic champion Milica Mandić qualified automatically for the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.^[20] 2015 European Games silver medalist Tijana Bogdanović secured the remaining spot on the Serbian team by virtue of her top two finish in the women's flyweight category (49 kg) at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.^[21]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tijana Bogdanović	Women's −49 kg	W 3–2	W 17–7	W 10–0		L 6–7
Milica Mandić	Women's +67 kg	W 8–2	L 0–5	Did not advance

Tennis

See main article: article and Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Serbia has entered six tennis players (three men and three women) into the Olympic tournament. Beijing 2008 bronze medalist and world no. 1 seed Novak Djokovic and London 2012 Olympian Viktor Troicki (world no. 21) qualified directly for the men's singles as three of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings, while Ana Ivanovic (world no. 25) and three-time Olympian Jelena Janković (world no. 24) did so for the women's singles based on their WTA World Rankings as of 6 June 2016.

Having been directly entered to the singles, Djokovic and Janković also opted to play with their partners Nenad Zimonjić and Aleksandra Krunić, respectively, in the men's and women's doubles.^{[22] [23]}

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Novak Djokovic	align=left rowspan=2	Men's singles	L 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)	Did not advance
Viktor Troicki	L 3–6, 2–6	Did not advance
Novak Djokovic Nenad Zimonjić	Men's doubles		W 6–2, 6–2	L 4–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Ana Ivanovic	align=left rowspan=3	Women's singles	L 6–2, 1–6, 2–6	Did not advance
Jelena Janković	Withdrew on 7 August due to pectoralis injury
Aleksandra Krunić	L 1–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Jelena Janković Aleksandra Krunić	Women's doubles		L 2–6, 1–6	Did not advance

Volleyball

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Indoor

Women's tournament

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. The Serbian women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the top two towards the final match of the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan.^[24]

Summary

Team roster

Group play

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Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Gold medal match

Water polo

See main article: article and Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Summary

Men's tournament

See main article: article and Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. The Serbian men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 FINA World League Super Final in Italy.^[25]

Team roster

Group play----------------

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Gold medal match

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Serbia has qualified three wrestlers for each the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to secure an Olympic spot in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while two more Olympic places were awarded to Serbian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament.^[26]

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal		Repechage 2	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kristijan Fris	−59 kg		L 1–3 PP	Did not advance					13
	−66 kg		W 4–0 ST	W 3–1 PP	W 5–0 VT	W 3–1 PP
Viktor Nemeš	−75 kg		W 3–1 PP	L 0–3 PO	Did not advance		L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	8

Reaction to Kosovo's participation

Because of Albanian boycotts after the breakup of Yugoslavia, only Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija participated as part of Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia at the Olympics. In 2008 Kosovo unilaterally and in breach of UN Security Council resolutions declared independence from Serbia, which Serbia and most of the countries do not recognize and consider it Serbia's southern province.^[27] On 9 December 2014 the International Olympic Committee recognized the Olympic Committee of Kosovo.^[28]

In reaction to the decision of the International Olympic Committee to accept Kosovo as a full member, Vlade Divac said that the Serbian Olympic Committee did all they could while foreign minister Ivica Dačić and minister of sports Vanja Udovičić expressed disapproval, with Divac adding there would be no boycott of the games.^{[29] [30]} Prior to the Rio 2016 opening ceremony, Udovičić advised Serbian athletes to withdraw themselves from any medal ceremonies if they have to share the podium with athletes from Kosovo.^[31]

See also

• Serbia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

External links

• Olympic Committee of Serbia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ivana Maksimovic-Andjusic is Serbia's flag bearer in Rio. 19 July 2016. B92.
2. News: http://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/361937/Sport/Ostali-sportovi/Amerikanci-najuspesniji-Srbija-32-po-broju-medalja. sr:Американци најуспешнији, Србија 32. по броју медаља. Americans are the most successful; Serbia ranks 32nd in the medal tally. sr. 21 August 2016. 19 January 2017. Politika.
3. News: Veliki uspeh Srbije: Od 103 sportista, 54 osvojilo medalje. A tremendous success for Serbia; Of the 103 athletes, 54 of them won medals. sr. 21 August 2016. 19 January 2017. B92.
4. News: Serbian wrestler Davor Stefanek wins Olympic gold. 17 August 2016. 19 January 2017. B92.
5. News: Silver for Schippers and history for Spanovic. 18 August 2016. 19 January 2017. European Athletics.
6. News: http://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/358995/%D0%A3-%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%98%D1%83-103-%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%A1%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5. sr:У Рију 103 спортиста Србије. 103 Serbian athletes are going to Rio. sr. 21 August 2016. 19 January 2017. Politika.
7. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
8. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
9. News: Serbia are Rio 2016-bound. https://web.archive.org/web/20160711121333/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/serbia/2016/news/serbia-are-rio-2016-bound. live. 11 July 2016. FIBA. 9 July 2016. 10 July 2016.
10. News: Historic First Title For Super Serbia. FIBA Europe. 28 June 2015. 28 June 2015.
11. News: Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed. International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. 8 September 2015.
12. News: UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas. Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. 20 January 2016.
13. http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/News/17/66/13/Qualifyingplaces_EN2016_English.pdf Qualifying Places, Cycling, Mountain Bike
14. News: IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. 23 June 2016. International Judo Federation. 24 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804171231/http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913. 4 August 2016. dead. dmy-all.
15. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 30 May 2016. www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016.
16. News: Teška odluka: Jasna Šekarić ne nastupa na Igrama u Riju. Difficult decision: Jasna Šekarić will not compete in Rio. sr. Alo!. 6 July 2016. 6 July 2016.
17. Web site: Swimming World Rankings . . 14 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 . 6 January 2011 .
18. News: Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System . . . 23 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150221025939/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/rio2016/2014-07%20-%20Rio%202016%20-%20Qualification%20System%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Swimming%20-%20EN.pdf . 21 February 2015 .
19. News: Ian . Marshall . Olympic Games Singles Ranking Announced, Another Step Nearer Final Line Up . . 5 May 2016 . 6 May 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160707205954/http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=44228&Competition_ID=2440& . 7 July 2016 .
20. News: Second Tranche of 24 Taekwondo Athletes Earn Berths to Rio Olympics On Day 2 of Grand Prix Final, Egypt, Iran, China and Korea Grab Golds. World Taekwondo Federation. 7 December 2015. 7 December 2015. 9 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151209193451/http://www.worldtaekwondofederation.net/second-tranche-of-24-taekwondo-athletes-earn-berths-to-rio-olympics-on-day-2-of-grand-prix-final-egypt-iran-china-and-korea-grab-golds/. dead.
21. News: Refugee Athlete Among 16 Taekwondo Fighters to Secure Rio 2016 Place at European Qualification Tournament. World Taekwondo Federation. 18 January 2016. 21 January 2016. 24 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160124164423/http://www.worldtaekwondofederation.net/refugee-athlete-among-16-taekwondo-fighters-to-secure-rio-2016-place-at-european-qualification-tournament/. dead.
22. News: ITF announces entries for Rio 2016 Olympics. International Tennis Federation. 30 June 2016. 1 July 2016.
23. News: Teniseri u timu, Srbija trenutno sa 91 sportistom za Rio, Đoković glavni adut. Đoković will be the main asset of the tennis team; Serbia currently sends 91 athletes for Rio. sr. Vijesti. 1 July 2016. 3 July 2016. 20 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820023922/http://www.vijesti.me/sport/teniseri-u-timu-srbija-trenutno-sa-91-sportistom-za-rio-dokovic-glavni-adut-894592. dead.
24. News: Boskovic scores 30 to lead Serbia in five-set win. FIVB. 6 September 2015. 6 September 2015.
25. News: Serbian women seal Olympic berth with European crown. Reuters. Budapest. 28 June 2015. 28 June 2015.
26. News: Wrestling for Rio 2016. 19 September 2015. United World Wrestling.
27. Web site: Kosovo MPs proclaim independence. BBC. 1 July 2015.
28. Web site: 127th IOC Session comes to close in Monaco. IOC. 1 July 2015.
29. Web site: Kosovo earns Olympic recognition, Serbia furious . https://web.archive.org/web/20160105214048/http://in.reuters.com/article/olympics-kosovo-idINKBN0JN10S20141209 . dead . 5 January 2016 . Reuters . 10 December 2014 . Karolos Grohmann.
30. Web site: Kosovo Gets Full Membership In International Olympic Committee. RFERL. 9 December 2014.
31. Web site: Viktor Troicki supports Serb sports minister's stance on Kosovo . USA Today . 7 August 2016 . Paul Myerberg.