These are Serbian expectation at the athletic European Championships! (PHOTO)

Serbia will be represented by 12 male and female athletes who have met the standards for the European Championships in Athletics (3 to 5 March) in Belgrade Arena.

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These are: Ivana Spanovic (long jump), Asmir Kolasinac (ball), Amela Terzic and Goran Nava (1500 m), Tamara Salaski and Milos Raovic (400 m), Lazar Anic and Strahinja Jovancevic (long jump), Mihail Dudas (Heptathlon), Dusan Makevic (3000 m), Milica Emini (60 m hurdles) and Milan Tirnanic (60 m).

Of course, most is expected from Ivana Spanovic who is officially second in Europe in the hall, and the first in the open. In the Balkan Championships she jumped 6.96 and showed that she is in shape. Her best result in the hall is 7.07 meters and now she wants to break it. 

Foto: Telegraf

In addition to Ivana, we place great hopes in Asmir Kolasinc who once was the champion of Europe in the hall in Gothenburg in 2013, while in 2015 he won the silver medal.

His personal record in the hall is 20.91 meters.

Foto: Marko Todorović

Another athlete who can bring a medal is Mihail Dudas in Heptathlon. Four years ago in Gothenburg he won the bronze in the heptathlon, but after the experience at the Olympics and bronze at the European Championships in the open, he must have better chances to please us. His best result in the heptathlon is 6,099 points.

Among the other competitors a lot is expected of Amela Terzic at 1500 meters. She was champion of Europe up to 23 years old and this is her second appearance in the senior competition at the European Indoor Championships. She performed two years ago in Prague and took 16th place but at 3000 meters.

Foto: Marko Todorović

Tamara Salaski and Milos Raovic (400 m) will represent us in the middle lines. They will have fierce competition so the first goal is to enter the finals, and after that, what happens happens.

Tamara Salaski ran 52.99 two weeks ago which is her best result in his career and the first time below 53 seconds. If she manages to drop even more time for few hundredth of a second she can hope for a good placement. 

Foto: Marko Todorović

Lazar Anic and Strahinja Jovancevic (long jump) will try to reach the finals and then engage in the fight for medals. Anic is the champion of Serbia with 7.88 meters.

Foto: Telegraf

Dušan Makevic will be our representative in the 3000 meters and he recently set a personal record of 8,03,32 minutes in Boston. With this time he has a chance to reach some of the medals, if he manages to run again like that.

Foto: Marko Todorović

Goran Nava will represent us at 1500 meters who will make this his farewell to athletics, while Milica Emini, who is only 17 years old, will represent us in 60 meters with hurdles, and Milana Tirnanic on 60 meters. This will be their first competition. 

Schedule of Serbian athletes

1. Ivana Spanovic long jump qualifying Saturday 12 - Sunday - finale 17.40

2. Asmir Kolasinac ball - Saturday 11am qualifications - Saturday - finale 19:20

3. Amela Terzic 1500 m Friday qualifying 17.05 - Sunday - Finals 19:45

4. Tamara Salaski 400 m 09:45 Friday qualifying, semifinal 17:45 - 17:45 Saturday finale

5. Lazar Anic long jump qualifying Friday 9:40 - 19:32 Saturday finale

6. Strahinja Jovancevic jump - the same as Anic

7. Milos Raovic 400 m qualifying Friday 10.20 - 18.05 Friday semifinals, finals Saturday 20:30

8. Dusan Makevic 3000 m Friday qualifying finale 18:25 Saturday 16:55

9. Goran Nava Friday 1500m qualification 1915 - Saturday 20:18 finale

10. Milica Emini 60 m hurdles qualifying Friday 12.45 semifinals 16:30, Saturday - finale 19.55

11. Milica Tirnanic 60 m Saturday 9:45 qualifying, semifinals 16.00 - Sunday finale 18.10.

(Telegraf.co.uk)