Vanja Udovičić

BELGRADE - A ceremony was held to present state grants for 2015 to the best athletes at the Palace of Serbia on Friday.

The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who wished much success and many wins and medals to young athletes.

BELGRADE - There is great interest form the countries of the region to get involved in creating a Western Balkans youth union, Serbia Minister of Youth and Sport Vanja Udovicic said on Tuesday, adding that Albania and Slovenia had already accepted the initiative.

BELGRADE - Olympic Committee of Serbia (OCS) President Vlade Divac expressed hope on Monday that over 100 Serbian athletes will compete at the upcoming European Games in Baku, one of the most significant qualifying competitions for the Rio Olympics.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic said that 2014 was definitely a year of sports for Serbia, a record year by the number of medals won in major international competitions.

LUCANI - Serbia's Minister of Youth and Sport Vanja Udovicic has said that the decision to accept Kosovo as a full member of the Internationa Olympic Committee (IOC) was very difficult for Serbia to accept.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic said during a meeting with newly appointed Head of the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade Tim Cartwright Monday that Serbia was a leader in the use of financial resources of the European Youth Foundation (EYF).

BELGRADE - World's top tennis player Novak Djokovic has been declared athlete of the year for the 5th time in his career in the annual selection of the Olympic Committee of Serbia (OKS), while kayak competitor Nikolina Moldovan was chosen as the best female athlete.

BELGRADE - Water polo Champions League match between the Serbian Partizan and the Turkish Galatasaray has been postponed for security reasons at the initiative of both sides, who agreed that it is too early to hold such a high-risk match, Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic said Friday.

Winter equipment, sports fairs open in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- Former Slovenian skier Jure Košir opened on Thursday the 29th International Fair of Winter Sports Equipment, Tourism and Recreation EXPO-ZIM 2014,

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic and Secretary General of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE)General Authority of Youth and Sports Ibrahim Abdul Malik Mohammed signed an agreement on youth and sports cooperation on Wednesday.