Osovnikar and Majdic honored as Slovenian best athletes in 2006
22/12/2006 16:45
Slovenian sprinter Matic Osovnikar and cross-country skier Petra Majdic
were honored as the country's best male and female athletes in 2006, said
reports reaching in Belgrade from the Slovenian capital Ljubljana
yesterday.
The two athletes, who were selected by the Association of
Slovenian Sports Journalists, received the awards in a ceremony in Ljubljana on
Thursday evening, the Slovenian national news agency STA reported.
Osovnikar
(224 votes) took the limelight in the track and field competitions this year
with a surprise third place in the men's 100 meters at the European
Championships in August. The 26-year-old set a new national record (10.14
seconds) en route to one of Slovenia's best achievements ever in the
sport.
Osovnikar beat out gymnasts Aljaz Pegan (214 votes) and Mitja
Petkovsek (136 votes) for top honors.
In the women's section, 26-year-old
Majdic beat tennis player Katarina Srebotnik (232 votes) and judoka Lucija
Polavder (43 votes). Her performances in the World Cup and the sixth place at
the Turin Olympics secured her 390 votes from journalists, allowing her to
finish well ahead of the competition.
Meanwhile, the journalists chose rowing
pair Iztok Cop and Luka Spik as the best team. One of the world's best rowing
duos, Cop and Spik proved again in 2006 that they are still a world-beating
combination with a handful of wins in the World Cup.
Xinhua
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