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Vidi ko je u avionu
/ Look who’s on Board
Ekspanzija tekvondoa u Srbiji
/ Taekwondo’s expansion in Serbia
BITI LIČNOST I BORAC
ISTOVREMENO
e
TO BE A PERSON AND
A FIGHTER SIMULTANEOUSLY
Samo jedan dan bio je dovoljan da postane
miljenica čitave nacije. Samo jedan dan bio je
dovoljan da napravi revoluciju u tekvondu u
Srbiji. Zlato na Olimpijskim igrama u Londonu
2012. u potpunosti je promenilo život Milice
Mandić.
Tekvondo je sport koji je popularan u
Srbiji tek u poslednje dve godine, zahvaljujući
rezultatu koji je Milica postigla. Do tada su
samo malobrojni znali da ta borilačka disciplina
postoji.
Milica Mandić je počela da trenira tekvondo
sa jedanaest godina, kada je u školi videla
plakat koji je pozivao mlade da se prijave.
– Od detinjstva sam maštala da se borim
za nacionalni tim, i radila sam na tome – kaže
Milica. U početku je sve bilo zabava i nisam ni
pomišljala da ću jednog dana biti olimpijska
prvakinja. Čim sam dospela do velikih
takmičenja, stigli su i rezultati. Imala sam
trenera koji mi je pokazao koliko ja zaista mogu.
Dobro je poznato da je mnogo teže
odbraniti svaku titulu nego je prvi put osvojiti.
Zna to i Milica, ali kaže da upravo zato
Olimpijske igre u Rio de Žaneiru 2016. za nju
predstavljaju pravi izazov.
– Svima rastu očekivanja – kaže. – Rio je
moj glavni cilj, ali prvo treba da se kvalifikujem
među najboljih šest takmičarki na svetskoj rang-
listi do januara 2016. godine. Do Olimpijade
me čeka dosta iskušenja, svetsko prvenstvo,
evropske igre, gran pri turniri. Moram još
mnogo bodova da osvojim. Pripremam se sa
velikom posvećenošću i snažnom motivacijom.
Rezultat koji je Milica Mandić ostvarila
u Londonu obezbedio je veliku popularnost
tekvonda. Sve je više dece po klubovima, ali su
sve bolji i rezultati naših takmičara na velikim
takmičenjima.
– U poslednje vreme se sa svih takmičenja
vraćamo sa brojnim medaljama – objašnjava.
Imamo dosta mladih koji već sada ostvaruju
velike rezultate. Mlada Tijana Bogdanović je
u poslednjih godinu dana postala svetska i
evropska juniorska prvakinja, a odnedavno
je počela da postiže i odlične rezultate u
seniorskoj konkurenciji.
Olimpijska
pobednica u
tekvondu priprema
se za odbranu titule
u Rio de Žaneiru
2016, a iako ima
samo 23 godine, već
razmišlja kako će da
stvori svoju sportsku
naslednicu
e
This Olympic
champion in
taekwondo is
preparing to defend
her title in Rio de
Janeiro in 2016 and,
although she’s only
23 years old, she’s
already considering
how to create her
sporting successor
e
Just a day was enough for her to
become a favourite of the entire nation.
Just a day was enough for her to cause
a revolution in taekwondo in Serbia.
Gold at the Olympics in London in
2012 completely changed the life of
Milica Mandić.
Taekwondo is a sport that has only
been popular in Serbia for the last two
years, thanks to the result achieved by
Milica. Until then only few people even
knew that this martial arts discipline
existed.
Mandić began practicing taekwondo
at the age of 11, when she saw a poster in
school urging young people to apply.
– From childhood I dreamed of
fighting for the national team, and I
worked on that – says Milica. In the
beginning it was all fun and I never
thought I would one day be an Olympic
champion. As soon as I reached major
competitions, results started arriving.
I had a trainer who showed me how
much I am really capable of.
It is well known that it is much
harder to defend any title than to win it
the first time. Milica is also aware of this,
but she says that only means that the
2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
represent a real challenge for her.
– Everyone’s expectations grow
– she says. – Rio is my main goal, but
first I have to qualify among the top six
competitors on the world ranking list
by January 2016. Before the Olympics
I have a lot of trials: the world champi-
onships, European games, grand prix
tournaments. I have to win a lot more
points. I’m preparing with great dedica-
tion and strong motivation.
The result Milica achieved in
London ensured the great popularity
of taekwondo. More and more children
are joining clubs, while the results of
our fighters at major competitions are
also improving.
– In recent time we bring back
numerous medals from all competi-
tions – she explains. We have a lot of
young people who are already achieving
great results. In the past year young
Tijana Bogdanović became world and
European junior champion, and as of
late she’ll also begun achieving excel-
lent results in the senior competition.
Tekst / Words:
Jelena Trajković,
Fotografije / Photography:
Nenad Negovanović
