In Tokyo, 54 female and male athletes represented Slovenia, and never before have there been so many star athletes among them. This year we’re going even bigger. We have 90 competitors in 15 sports.

    Slovenia is home to global sport stars including Luka Dončić, Primož Roglič, Tadej Pogačar, Janja Garnbret, Ilka Stuhec and many many more. With the incredible achievements of Slovenian athletes, some people even think that they come from another planet. No, they come from Slovenia, a small green country in Central Europe, which has a big sporting heart.

    Slovenians like to be active. More than two thirds of the population participate in recreational sports. The most popular activities in Slovenia are hiking, cycling, running and skiing in the winter. We have about 7,000 categorised athletes. Since last year, Slovenia has also had its own national holiday dedicated to sport.

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    1. Oh its definitely the doping that you guys learned from your big brothers, the Ruskies. Just look at your flag: kiss up to Russia much? Its a wonder the IOC let you guys in.

      – just ribbin' ya – just wanted to see that angry side come out. Mavs are damn good w/ Luka.

    2. No, I'm not following the Olympics after the atrocity of the opening ceremony and the cringeworthy Toyota ads.

      Though I did catch a bit of them last night; the gymnastics competition. I was hoping Italy or Algeria would take the gold, but I guess not.

    3. Potica! My mom made the best potica. Her parents were from Croatia, so maybe that's why I was never an athlete. It wasn't from the lack of potica. RIP mom.

    4. As your American fan living in the Czech Republic, I can honestly say that I love seeing small countries like Slovenia or the Czech Republic win medals. I hate seeing the bigger countries dominate based on economics. I'm always impressed by athletes from countries without significant resources to assist them come out on top in the medals. Love your stuff, enjoy the summer!

    5. My grandma used to make potica every every Christmas. No one liked it. It was so do dry and bland. Years after her passing, we found some potica at an international market. We bought it in memory of my grandma… its was delicious! Apparently, baking just wasn't one of my grandma's skills.

    6. Ja sam iz Hrvatske i star sam dovoljno da mogu napisati ovo!!
      Oprosti ali kako možeš reći da se za vrijeme Jugoslavije nisu mogle čitati slovenske knjige i slobodno govoriti Slovenski jezik,gdje si to čula i na kojem jeziku se govorilo?? Ja pouzdano znam da to nije istina jer sam imao mnogo prijatelja iz Slovenije! Za vrijeme SFRJ se moglo slobodno vjerovati u Boga ići svako u svoju crkvu ,govoriti kako si htio i pisati na kojem god jeziku si htio, mogao si pisati i na Ijekavici i na Ekavici u Hrvatskoj ,znači da je tako bilo i u Sloveniji ,pisalo se normalno na Slovenskom!! Vjera nije bila dopuštena samo na nivou države.

    7. There is also the sports heritage of Yugoslavia which can now be seen in the majority of ex-Yugoslav countries. On the other hand, taken together now, they have results over Yugoslavia. It still happens and is a phenomenon.
      And almost all ex-Yugoslavs have the same temperament 🙂 I have a Yugoslav great-grandfather, I don't know from which area, but I find it interesting.

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