SARA ĆIRKOVIĆ AMONG AWARDED MEDALISTS

BELGRADE, OCTOBER 23 /SRNA/ – Athletes who won medals for Serbia at various European and world competitions will receive cash awards, including Sara Ćirković, the Serbian government decided today.

Ćirković and Kristina Kuluhova will each receive EUR 20,000 for winning gold medals at the European Boxing Championships, an Olympic sport, held in Sofia from September 15 to 26.

Awards were also granted to Rastko Simić, who won a silver medal and will receive EUR 15,000, and Milena Matović, who won a bronze medal and will receive EUR 10,000, payable in dinar equivalent. The coaches of the awarded athletes will receive the same amounts, the Serbian government said in a statement.

Adriana Vilagoš will also receive EUR 10,000 for winning a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships, an Olympic sport, held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from August 10 to 16. Her coach will receive the same amount.

Athletes Dragan Ristić and Kristina Trifunović will each receive EUR 30,000, payable in dinar equivalent, for winning gold medals at the World Shooting Championships, a Paralympic sport, held in Changwon, South Korea. Their coaches will receive the same awards.

Lazar Filipović will receive EUR 25,000, payable in dinar equivalent, for winning a silver medal at the World Triathlon Championships, a Paralympic sport, held in Pontevedra, Spain, from September 25 to 27. His coach will receive the same amount.

National recognition has been granted to athlete Uroš Tripković, who has turned 40 and won a silver medal at the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Poland.

National recognition takes the form of a lifelong monthly payment equivalent to Serbia's average net salary for December of the previous year.

Under the Regulation on National Sports Recognition and Cash Awards for winning gold, silver and bronze medals in team or individual sports in Olympic or Paralympic disciplines, cash awards are granted to each medalist and the team's head coach.