Slovenia marks first Day of Slovenian Sports in Ljubljana, Slovenia - 23 Sept 2020
Slovenian president Borut Pahor speaks at the official opening of the first Day of Slovenian Sports, a new national holiday. Slovenia marked its first Day of Slovenian Sports, a new national holiday, celebrated on September 23. The date honours Slovenia's first Olympic medals won 20 years ago by rowers Luka Spik and Iztok Cop, and shooter Rajmond Debevec at the Summer Olympics in Sydney on September 23, 2000. Slovenia has thus joined India, Iran, Malesia, Qatar, Turkey, Thailand and Japan that also observe a day of sports as a national holiday.
Slovenia marked its first Day of Slovenian Sports, a new national holiday, celebrated on September 23. The date honours Slovenia's first Olympic medals won 20 years ago by Rowers Luka Spik and Iztok Cop, and shooter Rajmond Debevec at the Summer Olympics in Sydney on September 23, 2000. Slovenia has thus joined India, Iran, Malesia, Qatar, Turkey, Thailand and Japan that also observe a day of sports as a national holiday.