Novi Sad, 03rd July - President of the AP Vojvodina Assembly Bálint Juhász attended European Wrestling Championship for cadets and juniors in Novi Sad, today, and awarded medals to the winners of this competition day in the category up to 67 kilograms.
While congratulating all the participants who, according to President Juhász, demonstrated at this championship what persistence, discipline and a fair fight mean, he highlighted his satisfaction because young people were still dedicated and interested in that individual sport, which had a long tradition in our country.
„Considering the fact that Vojvodina has so far bred exceptional wrestlers who have achieved and are achieving great success at the European and world level, I believe it is necessary to provide these young people with all forms of personal and institutional support. Therefore, I am happy that today I have the opportunity to present medals to our young people, who I sincerely believe have an exceptional sports career ahead of them“, stated President Juhász.
He added that it was very significant for the wrestling sport that three years ago, with the support of the Hungarian Government, the Vojvodina Wrestling Academy was opened, whose founders were the Municipality of Kanjiža, the Hungarian National Council and the Hungarian Wrestling Academy „István Kozma“ from Budapest, in which the future champions have been developing under the best conditions. President Juhász also expressed his satisfaction that the Republic of Serbia selection achieved a notable result winning several medals, among which were competitors from the Vojvodina Wrestling Academy, as well.
The European Wrestling Championship for cadets and juniors started in Novi Sad, on 24th June and lasts until 7th July, with the participation of teams from 39 European countries.