In 2027, Novi Sad will host the World Kettlebell Championship, it was announced at a press conference held at the Serbian Orthodox Church ‘Vojvodina’, organised by the Kettlebell Team, and with the support of the City of Novi Sad. On that occasion, a member of the City Council for Sports and Youth, Tatjana Medved, reminded that Novi Sad had already hosted this championship in 2019, when over 500 athletes from 31 countries arrived in our city.
– Sport plays a vital role in the life of the community in Novi Sad, and it is through the candidacy of Novi Sad for the title of ‘European City of Sport 2026’ that we have presented ourselves as a city that supports all forms of sports activities and that we are a city of sports for all. Thanks to the organization and holding of this and many other mass sports competitions at the national and international level, we enable every sports event in our city to be conducted in the best possible conditions and in a sporting spirit, which has earned us the status of a top host. By supporting the organization of the 2027 World Championships, we continue to confirm our commitment to the development and promotion of sport and all the values that sport and physical activity provide to each of us – said Tatjana Medved.
Girevoj sport is one of the most demanding sports disciplines and involves a combination of strength, endurance and technique in lifting special weights (“bells”), and our fellow citizen Nemanja Najvirt, multiple world champion, has been promoting our city and Serbia around the world with his results for years.
The World Federation of Kettlebell Sport aims to promote the use of kettlebell lifting and to disseminate kettlebell-related sporting activities and sports disciplines as psychophysical and moral training, through the management of any form of competitive, recreational or any other type of motor activity.
The latest results from the World Championships held in Spain were also presented at the conference, where our competitors won three gold and one silver medal, competing in two disciplines and four categories. Also, the establishment of the Kettlebell Team Association, which aims to promote, develop and massify this sport in Serbia, was officially announced. The next major international competitions are also planned – World Championships in Hungary and the United States of America – where our representatives will defend the colors of Serbia and Novi Sad.
The Kettlebell team invites all citizens to join them in training and become part of the next generation of champions.
The conference was attended by Nemanja Najvirt, three-time world champion in the sport of golf, and Miloš Marić, founder and representative of the Kettlebell team. In the end, the organizers expressed their gratitude to the City of Novi Sad and Mayor Žarko Mićin for their selfless support and understanding of the importance of this sport.