sportsmanship
The Guardians of the Vrbas: Eight Decades of Shaping Banja Luka's Story
The Kayak Canoe Club Vrbas has been part of Banja Luka's identity for so long that its history predates many of the city's most recognizable landmarks. Founded in 1947, it predates the iconic Boska department store by more than three decades, the Borik Sports Hall by twenty-six years, the Fallen Krajina Soldiers Monument by fourteen, and even Miro Janjanin's beloved song This Is My City by nearly half a century.
When Fate Writes the Script: Four Sports Stories That Feel Like They Were Directed by Hollywood
Some sporting stories are written on the field. They are decided by a single goal, a split second, or one decisive point. Others, far rarer, seem to have been written long before the opening whistle ever blew.
What Influences Young Children When Choosing a Sport?
When was the last time you saw a meadow filled with children making up their own rules for a game of football? Nearby, a group of girls claims part of the field for volleyball, while others play hopscotch on a patch of asphalt. For generations of parents, this was a familiar childhood scene. Today, however, times have changed.
Gone with the Wind: Has Sport Lost Its Soul?
At the end of the promenade, near Ciglana and Vitanova Bara, right by the large bend where the Danube forms whirlpools capable of spinning the boats of careless fishermen for hours, lies Ledine. It is a meadow where a small-sided football tournament is held every sunny Sunday, and where, every other day, rain or shine, muddy kids from the surrounding alleyways chase a ball day and night.
