Recreation, Set, Croatia.
The Marin Cilic Basis on Sunday and Monday continued its efforts to boost funds for the development and enchancment of sports activities courts to offer leisure alternatives for college students in want.
Cilic was joined by Croatian stars from inside and out of doors the tennis world to boost funds for the development of a multifunctional sports activities court docket in Stankovci, Croatia. It’s the basis’s fifth sports activities court docket challenge.
“Extraordinarily blissful and proud. I believe everybody had a good time,” Cilic mentioned. “It’s all the time a problem to get so many people athletes along with our competing schedules, however everybody who is in a position, all the time reveals up.
“It’s all the time particular once we can all get collectively, particularly when it’s for one thing like this. This was the third version of the occasion and it continues to develop in recognition with spectators but in addition the athletes; a number of are already organising tennis classes to start out making ready for the following occasion.”
Marin Cilic meets with native children as a part of his third Recreation, Set, Croatia occasion.” />
Picture: Envy Croatia/Julien Duval
A who’s who of Croatian athletes participated within the occasion, from soccer celebrity Luka Modric to NBA participant Dario Saric.
“I don’t know if my tennis abilities have improved because the final occasion, possibly 5 per cent,” Saric mentioned. “However it’s an honour to take part in an occasion like this, and the most effective methods to make use of my free time. I’m proud to be right here, proud to be amongst these unimaginable athletes.”
As all the time with the occasion, different Croatian tennis gamers have additionally joined to assist, together with Mate Pavic, Borna Gojo and Ivan Ljubicic.
“It’s all the time particular to come back and assist this challenge,” Pavic mentioned. “It takes lots of effort to organise one thing like this so a giant congratulations to Marin for all his work on this over time. It’s all for a terrific trigger and we [athletes] are all the time prepared to hitch in each time we are able to.”
Cilic: My Backyard Court, Sacrifice & Making Kids’ Dreams Come True
The placement the place the brand new sports activities court docket shall be constructed, in Stankovci, shall be particularly helpful for native college students who at present take bodily training lessons in a hallway as a result of they don’t have a playground.
The challenge is near the center of Cilic, who will play his first match since January subsequent week on dwelling soil in Umag. The Croatian’s father constructed a tennis court docket of their yard to offer his kids a possibility to play. That’s a part of what motivated Cilic to launch his eponymous basis in 2016.
One of many star athletes who lent their assist to this yr’s occasion, alpine skier Zrinka Ljutić, has a powerful connection to the Marin Cilic Basis. Ljutić, who was a Croatian flag bearer on the 2022 Olympics, acquired a scholarship from the Marin Cilic Basis in 2019 to assist her pursue her goals.
Picture: Envy Croatia/Samir Ceric Kovacevic
The athletes who participated on this yr’s occasion are:
Tennis: Marin Cilic, Mate Pavić, Borna Gojo, Ivan Ljubičić
Soccer: Luka Modrić, Eduardo da Silva, Danijel Subašić, Doris Bačić
Rowing: The Sinković Brothers
Basketball: Ivica Zubac, Dario Šarić, Andrija Stipanović, Ante Žižić, and Zoran Planinić
Taekwondo: Matea Jelić
Snowboarding: Filip Zubčić, Zrinka Ljutić
Gymnastics: Tin Srbić
Desk Tennis: Andrej Gaćina
Handball: Manuel Štrlek, Ivano Balić, and Luka Stepančić
Karate: Anđelo Kvesić
Olympic Capturing: Valentina Pereglin
Shot Put: Stipe Žunić
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