Tag: Tokyo Olympics
Other sports 08.08.21 | 11:40

Serbia wins gold medal in men’s water polo competition at Tokyo Olympics

Serbia beat Greece 13-10 for back-to-back Olympic men’s water polo gold on Sunday in the final sporting competition of the Tokyo Olympics. Serbia broke a 10-10 tie with three unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to settle a close match against the Greeks who were appearing in their first major final...

Other sports 31.07.21 | 11:19

Zaev: Dejan became role model to young people that nothing is unattainable, even the Olympics

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev welcomed Dejan Georgievski, the silver medalist at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in taekwondo, together with his coaches Darko Kostovski and Borce Kostovski, congratulated him on his achievement, and thanked him on behalf of the nation for being a role model to young people. Dejan...

Other sports 27.07.21 | 15:43

Georgievski wins taekwondo silver at Tokyo Olympics

Macedonian taekwondo fighter Dejan Georgievski won the silver medal in the +80kg division at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, losing 15:9 to Russia’s Vladislav Larin in the final. Larin took a 2:0 lead in the first round, but Georgievski managed to fight back in the second and maintained the deficit...

Other sports 27.07.21 | 11:07

Georgievski in taekwondo final, to fight for Olympic gold

Macedonian taekwondo fighter Dejan Georgievski advanced Tuesday to the final of the +80kg division of the taekwondo Olympic tournament after beating Korea’s In Kyo Don 12:6 in the semifinal round. Georgievski trailed 0:1 after the first round but stepped up a gear in the second and took a 5:3 lead....

Other sports 27.07.21 | 09:14

Macedonian taekwondo fighter Georgievski beats world champion, advances to quarterfinals of taekwondo Olympic tournament

Macedonian taekwondo fighter Dejan Georgievski advanced early Tuesday to the quarterfinals in the +80kg division of the Olympic tournament after beating current world champion Rafael Alba from Cuba. Georgievski won the first round 5:1 and increased the lead to 10:3 by the end of the second. Eventually,...

Other sports 23.07.21 | 14:58

Macedonian flag flown at Tokyo Olympics

The Macedonian flag was flown at the opening ceremony of the 32nd Olympic Games, which were officially opened today in Tokyo. Flag bearers Arbresha Redzepi and Dejan Georgievski led the Macedonian delegation at the opening ceremony. Rexhepi was given the green light at the last minute to be part of the...

Other sports 24.03.20 | 22:46

Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and local Japanese organizers bowed to the inevitable on Tuesday by postponing the Tokyo Games to 2021 in light of the global coronavirus pandemic which has claimed the lives of more than 17,000 people. “The unprecedented and unpredictable spread of the outbreak...