EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS - SUCCESSFUL SPORTSMEN FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
19.05.2015

President of Palilula Municipality, Boban Dzunic, made a reception for successful sportsmen Branislav Milenkovic, best power-lifter in the Balkans and Marko Djordjevic kick boxer and judge in this sport and gave them the Appreciation notes to these two sportsmen for the results and contributions in improvement of sports and healthy lifestyles. Sport and development of physical culture has a right place in strategic activities of Palilula Municipality. Management of this Municipality, according to Dzunic words, listens and hears about the needs of their citizens and realizes successful cooperation with many organizations, educational institutions, associations and clubs.

About the results on the recently organized sports competitions and cooperation of the sportsmen with Palilula Municipality, was all spoken at the press conference that was held in this City municipality in the presence of the Office for youth of Palilula Municipality representatives and members of Municipal Council.Branislav Milenkovic, champion of Europe in power-lifting -bench press raw - strength disciple, had a successful appearance at the IV Balkan championship. He in the competition with over 130 competitors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, as a representative of Serbian team, won the first place and golden medal in the category (seniors) of 23-29 of age up to 90 kilos in the discipline Bench press raw when he lifted up 180 kg.

Branislav has had many wins so far as a champion in this sport, beside this Balkan championship 2011, he won State championship when in the same time he set the record in his category and in 2013 he became a European champion in power-lifting. Power-lifting (strength discipline) is sport where the absolute power dominates.

In this sport the right to have the participation have both men and women. The goal is to raise and maintain the maximum amount of weight, and the competition consists of three events: the bench press (signed on the flat bench), deep squat and dead pull or a word triathlon. In addition to the triathlon there is a special competition in which contestants compete only in the bench press. Winning the Balkan Championship Branislav directly qualify for participation in the European Championship in powerlifting, which will be held in England from 8 to 13 June 2015. This successful athletes now works as a personal trainer in the fitness center Olymp, is dedicated to active coaching and preparation for upcoming competitions.

Marko Djordjevic is a kick boxer and a judge. On the Senior Championship of Serbia in kickboxing (low kick), held on 09th May this year Vlasotinac, won the third place and the bronze medal in the low kicks in the class B category +91 kg, Marko is a member of kickboxing clubs Nis, except Participation in the competitions on the national judges. Work is engaged in the Administration of Palilula-Nis. Kick boxing or kickboxing is a modern martial art which is sedamdesestih last century devised Mike Anderson as the Western response to the oriental martial arts. Although this is a unique sport, kickboxing is not the name for the unique skills, but also includes several different martial arts disciplines. Under it belogns semi-contact, light-contact, full-contact (full contact), low-kik (low kick or a low blow), Thai kick boxing, musical forms and, lately and Aero kickboxing or a combination of kick boxing and aerobics. According to Marko Djordjevic, City of Nis will be from 25 to 29 June 2015, be the host of KIK BOX Balkan championship "NIS 2015 'which will be organized by kickboxing clubs. This is the first international competition that will be organized in this sport in Nis and expected participation is of over 500 competitors from Bulgaria, Turkey, Moldova, Romania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Croatian, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Serbia