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Macedonia Other sports 10.09.22 | 12:47

Hypocrisy or mistake: After allowing it to be cancelled, Pendaroski declared himself patron of the swimming marathon

Today in Ohrid, President Stevo Pendarovski is attending the 35th Ohrid Swimming Marathon, which is being held under his auspices, reads the President’s official website. As a reminder, the Ohrid swimming marathon is traditionally held around August 20th, and this year, a few days before, the President...

Macedonia 18.08.22 | 12:10

The Ohrid swimming marathon survived wars and pandemics, but not SDSM and Pendarovski

One of the most recognizable brands of Ohrid is the Ohrid Swimming Marathon. A tradition that has been going on since 1962 and which for marathoners from all over the world is as important as the Olympics or the World Championships is dying out. Yesterday, the President of the Swimming Federation, Goran...

Macedonia 18.08.22 | 12:02

Ohrid Mayor calls meeting after swimming marathon canceled

Ohrid Mayor Kiril Pecakov has called a coordination meeting Thursday due to the Ohrid Swimming Marathon being canceled, after he posted on Facebook on Wednesday that Ohrid had been fully prepared to organize the event. Yesterday, after the announcement of the decision not to hold the oldest swimming...