Sport, page 11

The women's team in action during a Fire Sport tournament.

Fire Sport: A village pastime becomes an international sport

A teacher in Sučany recounts his memorable introduction to a very unusual sport in Slovakia.

Henrieta Farkašová (l) and her guide Natália Šubrtová

Slovak skier named world’s best Paralympic athlete of 2019

This award reflects how successful the Paralympic season was for me, Henrieta Farkašová said at the ceremony.

Ján Littva wants to organise a world championship in aeromodelling at his private airport.

Aeromodelling World Champion: State aid can’t even cover basic expenses

Ján Littva must fend for himself despite having won the second most titles in the history of his sport.

Hillary Kibiwott Kipsambu (centre), the winner of the 96th edition of the International Peace Marathon in Košice. Shumet Mengistu of Ethiopia (left) finished second, followed by Tsegay Tuemay of Eritrea (right).

Košice marathon won by Kenyan Kipsambu

A record was broken in the women’s category.

Michal Martikán

Slovakia dominated canoe slalom men teams competition

The country defended the title for the ninth time in a row.

Michal Buček

Slovak triathlete awarded for saving his competitor's life

Michal Buček helped another triathlete last September during a race in the Yellow Sea.

Adrenaline junkies can try skywalking up at the UFO Tower in Bratislava.
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Activities adrenaline junkies can enjoy in Slovakia

Become a race car driver at Slovakia Ring and jump off a chimney in Pezinok.

Slovakia's Peter Sagan, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, stands on the podium after the Tour de France cycling race in Paris, France, on July 28, 2019.

Peter Sagan wins his seventh green jersey at Tour de France

The cyclist topped the leaderboard after the third stage.

Pressburg Phantoms play against Southampton Quidditch in one of the quidditch tournaments.

Netherland team wins Broomtislava tournament

Eight quidditch teams took part in the Bratislava sports event.

Slovakia's Peter Sagan, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, starts the 15th stage of the Tour de France.
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Sagan signed a fan's book while competing in the Tour de France

The video was taken during the Tour de France's 14th stage from Tarbes to Tourmalet Barèges.

Slovak doubles tennis player Filip Polášek plays the Wimbledon doubles semi-finals, with his partner Ivan Dodig, on July 11.

Slovak tennis player makes it to doubles semi-finals at Wimbledon

Filip Polášek returned to professional tennis in 2018 after a five-year hiatus.

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Ice hockey club Slovan leaving KHL due to debt

The club plans to return to Slovakia's national ice hockey league.

The ice hockey world championship bids farewell to Košice

The final games will be played in Bratislava.

Ladislav Nagy
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Slovakia’s ice hockey team said goodbye to Ladislav Nagy

He was one of the last world champions from 2002 to play for the representation.

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Slovakia bids farewell to the championship with a victory

The match was the last for Ladislav Nagy, who ends with his representation career.

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Slovaks outclassed Great Britain

The victory keeps the country in game for the quarterfinals. But the result of the match between Germany and the USA will be important.

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Slovakia scores a much-needed victory against France

After the match against France, Slovakia's quarterfinal chances are still alive.

The fan zone during the 2019 Ice-Hockey World Championships is located near the Trnavské mýto crossroads in Bratislava.

Ice-hockey fans: We enjoy Bratislava but finding your way around the capital is difficult

There is only one information kiosk at the bus station in Bratislava.

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Slovakia loses an important match against Germany

The country lost already the third game in the preliminary round.

Slovakia lost 5:6 to Canada in the game during the 2019 Ice-Hockey World Championship.

Slovak fans booed the Canadian anthem after lost game

Slovak ice-hockey fans did not hold back after Slovakia lost to Canada. They threw bottles on the ice, whistled and booed.

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