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Tachlowini Gabriyesos, Eritrean born long distance runner smiles prior the half marathon race in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, April 23, 2023. Gabriyesos fled his native Eritrea and walked through the desert to reach Israel when he was just 12 years old. He is now running marathons, sending a message of hope and endurance to all refugees like himself. On Sunday, he ran a half-marathon race at the Belgrade Marathon as part of a U.N. refugee agency team at the event. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Tachlowini Gabriyesos runs for refugees at Belgrade Marathon

By Jovana Gec Apr. 23, 2023 12:59 PM EDT

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic walks off the court after the team's loss in Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The Warriors won the series. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Jokic's NBA MVP a win for hoops-crazed nations outside US

By Ken Maguire May. 11, 2022 02:38 AM EDT

Armand Duplantis, of Sweden, poses after setting a new world record at the end of the Men's pole vault at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Duplantis extends own pole vault world record in Belgrade

Mar. 20, 2022 04:52 PM EDT

Yulimar Rojas, of Venezuela, celebrates with silver medalist Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, of Ukraine, right, after winning the Women's triple jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, March 20, 2022.(AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Triple jumper Yulimar Rojas breaks her own world record

Mar. 20, 2022 09:01 AM EDT

Duplantis sets pole vault world record of 6.19m in Belgrade

Mar. 07, 2022 02:45 PM EST
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis broke his own world pole vault record with a 6.19-meter clearance at the Belgrade Indoor Meeting on Monday. ...

Boxing body uses AI vetting of judges to restore trust

Nov. 05, 2021 01:27 PM EDT
BELGRADE. Serbia (AP) — Seeking to restore trust in its bouts, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) used an artificial intelligence system to analyze...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, file photo, Umar Kremlev, General Secretary of the Russian Boxing Federation and member of the Executive Committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia. The boundary between amateur and professional boxing has blurred further as the International Boxing Association is offering prize money of up to $100,000 for the first time at the historically amateur men’s world championships. AIBA said on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 a total prize fund of $2.6 million is in place to award medalists in each category. The men’s championships are in Belgrade, Serbia, from Oct. 24 through Nov. 6. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Once-amateur boxing world championships to offer prize money

Sep. 16, 2021 08:19 AM EDT

In this Sept. 17, 2011 file photo, Serbia's Head Coach Dusan Ivkovic reacts during the EuroBasket European Basketball Championship 7th to 8th position classification match against Slovenia, in Kaunas, Lithuania. Serbian Basketball Federation says famous coach Dusan Ivkovic has died at the age of 77. Serbian media said Ivkovic died in a Belgrade hospital after a lung failure on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. During his 46-year coaching career, Ivkovic led teams such as Partizan Belgrade, CSKA Moscow as well as Greek teams Aris, PAOK, Panionios, Olympiacos, AEK, as well as the Yugoslav and Serbian national teams. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
Dusan Ivkovic, Serbian basketball coach, dies at 77

Sep. 16, 2021 06:36 AM EDT

FILE - Canada's coach Nick Nurse gestures during a Group H match against Lithuania at FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in Dongguan in south China's Guangdong province, in this Sept. 3, 2019, file photo. Toronto coach Nick Nurse is an American. Born in Iowa. Owns a home in Florida. A lifetime fan of the Chicago Cubs. He also carries Canada’s Olympic hopes. (AP Photo/File)
Last chance for Tokyo: Final 4 Olympic hoop qualifiers begin

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 28, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning against Federico Coria of Argentina in their tennis match, during the Belgrade Open tennis tournament in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
ATP Belgrade 2, Serbia Men Singles

May. 28, 2021 12:48 PM EDT

An Israeli soldier stands guard next to an Iron Dome air defense system as smoke rises from an oil tank on fire after it was hit by a rocket fire from Gaza Strip, near the town of Ashkelon, Israel,, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
The Latest: Netanyahu raps 'anarchy' of Jewish-Arab fighting

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2021 06:40 AM EDT

AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Sampdoria at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, April 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Red Star punished for racial abuse of Zlatan Ibrahimović

Apr. 14, 2021 01:47 PM EDT

People attend a protest in front of the Serbian Parliament building in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Environmental activists are protesting against worsening environmental situation in Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Thousands rally in Serbia to protect the environment

By Jovana Gec Apr. 10, 2021 10:47 AM EDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, March 23, 2021, a medical worker wearing protective gear waits for people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Belgrade, Serbia. The Serbian police brought for questioning on Thursday a known Serbian doctor and some other vocal anti-vaccination activists, saying they are jeopardizing the Balkan country's so-far successful coronavirus inoculation drive. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Serbia cracks down on anti-vaccination activists

Apr. 01, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

People wait in line to receive a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at Belgrade Fair makeshift vaccination center in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, March 27, 2021. Thousands of vaccine-seekers from Serbia's neighboring states have flocked to Belgrade after Serbian authorities offered free coronavirus jabs for foreigners if they show up over the weekend. Many arriving with their entire families, long lines of Bosnians, Montenegrins, North Macedonians and even Albanians formed Saturday in front of the main vaccination center in the Serbian capital. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Foreigners flock to Serbia to get coronavirus vaccine shots

Mar. 27, 2021 06:40 AM EDT

Migrants wait in garden during the vaccination in the "Krnjaca" refugee centre near Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, March 26, 2021. Serbia has started vaccinating migrants as the Balkan country struggles with a new coronavirus outbreak despite a widespread inoculation campaign. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Serbia vaccinates migrants amid surge in COVID-19 cases

By Ivana Bzganovic Mar. 26, 2021 10:31 AM EDT

Novak Djokovic, center, Serbian tennis player, is surrounded by fans as he arrives at a restaurant, Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, March 8, 2021. Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday. Djokovic is in his 311th week in the top spot. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
Djokovic celebrates rankings record with fans in Belgrade

Mar. 08, 2021 02:25 PM EST

In this photo provided by the Serbian Presidential Press Service, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, left, and Muslim member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia Sefik Dzaferovic exchange fist bumps at Sarajevo Airport, Bosnia, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Bosnia on Tuesday received 10,000 vaccines from neighboring Serbia amid a dispute with the international COVAX mechanism over a delay in planned shipments. Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic flew to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo to deliver the Astra-Zeneca vaccines to the authorities there. (Serbian Presidential Press Service via AP)
Bosnia receives jabs from Serbia amid COVAX dispute

By Eldar Emric Mar. 02, 2021 09:12 AM EST

A man wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus attends during protest in front of the government building in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Hundreds gathered outside the government headquarters to honor dozens of medical staff who died since the start of the outbreak. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Serbian capital Belgrade sees clubbing flouting virus rules

Feb. 15, 2021 09:00 AM EST

Supporters of Ramush Haradinaj, candidate for prime minister of the Alliance for the Future of Kosova (AAK), gather during a rally in the town of Peja, Kosovo, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Kosovo holds an early general election on upcoming Sunday Feb. 14, amid the coronavirus pandemic, economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
Economy, not Serbia, dominates Kosovo election campaign

By Llazar Semini Feb. 12, 2021 06:49 AM EST