LANA AND DŽANAN - ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2022
Jury 22. The selection of the best athlete of BiH unanimously decided that this year's laureates will be Lana Pudar and Džanan Musa, who had an unforgettable year behind them.
Bosnia and Herzegovina got the best athletes for the 22nd time, and the year at the end was marked by swimmer Lana Pudar and basketball player Džanan Musa, who were crowned at the hotel "Holiday" in Sarajevo at the spectacular event of the Selection of the best athlete of BiH organized by "Nezavisne novine" and Radio-television BiH. Jury 22. The selection of the best athlete of BiH unanimously decided that this year's laureates will be Lana Pudar and Džanan Musa, who had an unforgettable year behind them. This year's selection was held with the partnership of the Olympic Federation of BiH and the strong support of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH.
Lana Pudar also wrote the history of BH this year. sports and swimming. The Mostar woman recorded the greatest success of her career after winning the gold medal in the 200m butterfly event at the European Aquatics Championships held in Rome. At the same championships, she also won bronze in the 100m butterfly event. She became a two-time junior Champion of Europe, 50m and 200m butterfly style and vice-champion in the 100m, and brought historic medals for BiH from the Mediterranean Games, where she was gold in the 100m and 200m. Also, she made notable appearances at the recently concluded World Championships in Melbourne. Volleyball player Dajana Bošković and cyclist Lejla Njemčević were also in the tightest competition. A great year Musa is back in the big door this year. He crowned a phenomenal season in a Beogan jersey with the award for the most valuable player of the Spanish ACB basketball league, the highest quality league in Europe. He played phenomenally in a BiH jersey at the European Championships, where he averaged 21.4 points per game. / Džanan Musa Then came the crown of his career and the signature for the famous Real, with whom he had already won the first trophy, the Super Cup of Spain. Already on two occasions he has been named the MVP of the round in the elite Euroleague and is currently one of the best basketball players of the Euroleague. "First of all, I would like to express my regret that I was not able to attend this great award ceremony, but I take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in this selection. First of all, I want to thank the Independent Newspapers for choosing this great award. I was at the award ceremony a few years ago for the most promising athlete of BiH, but here it is, as the order goes, now it's my turn to get the award for the best athlete. I want to thank all Bosnians and Herzegovinians for their support, as well as my family, who provide me with incredible support. This is just one more motivation for me to keep working and I hope to see you soon," the 2022 laureate said from Madrid. Among the top three were footballer Nemanja Bilbija and taekwondoist Nedžad Husic. Traditionally, awards have been presented in a total of 12 categories. The title of the best team went to the women's volleyball team of BiH, which won the European Championship for the second time in a row, and played the elite CEV Golden League. On behalf of the "dragon", the award was received by the captain of this national team, Anđelka Radišković. The award for the best coach deservedly went to Goran Grahovac, the head coach of the phenomenal Lana Pudar. The most promising athlete and the most promising athlete were cyclist Dragana Matić and karatist Luka Pejić. An award was also given for the development of the sport, and this title went to Nihad Selimović, the first man of the Spars Basketball Club. The jury awarded the fair-play and sports role model award to judge Merima Tanović Čamo. Read more Audience Favorite: Nemanja Bilbija Readers' Award Lifetime Achievement Awards were awarded to the celebrated Željezničar football player Mišo Smajlović, unbeaten basketball expert Bogdan Tanjević and posthumously Zlatan Saračević, handball legend and Muhamed Mujić, symbol of FK Velež. The award for the best team in sports of persons with disabilities went to the BiH national team in sitting volleyball, while the award for the best athlete for people with disabilities went to the captain of the BiH volleyball team Sabahudin Delalić. The hearts of readers of "Nezavisne novine" and visitors of the portal www.nezavisne.com this year won the football player Nemanja Bilbi, who broke the records of the Premier League of BiH. So is 22. Choosing a curtain down on a sports story in 2022.