The state will reward Croatian handball players for winning silver at the World Championship with a total of 1.44 million kuna, the Croatian Government decided today. According to the Government’s decision, the Croatian handball players, 21 members of the national team, will receive a cash prize of 60,000 kuna each, and the same amount will be awarded to coach Lino Červar and trainer Slavko Goluža.
A prize of 15,000 kuna each will be awarded to technical director Ivica Udovičić, goalkeeper coach Zdenko Zorko, doctor Mladen Miškulin, and the national team’s physiotherapist Damir Kajba. Once again, congratulations for the silver medal at the World Handball Championship held from January 16 to February 1 in Croatia were extended to the Croatian handball players by Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. "This is a great achievement – to be second in the world – in anything, including sports. And the silver medal shines," said Sanader. The prize will be paid to the handball players and members of the coaching staff from the state budget, and the Government’s decision is based on the Regulation on the Criteria for Awarding State Prizes for Outstanding Sports Achievements. (H)
