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1. Team sports 2. Individual sports Badminton Cycling Athletics Skiing Football Basketball Ice hockey Handball Outline
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Football Most played sport in Slovenia 3 professional divisions (Divisions 1, 2 and 3) More than 50 teams
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Slovenia National Football Team First match in 1992 Qualified for major tournaments EURO 2000 FIFA World Cup 2002 FIFA World Cup 2010 Stožice Stadium Ljubljana 16,038 seats
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Samir Handanović Goalkeeper for Udinese (Serie A, Italy) Famous for saving penalties 6 in one season (record) Best goalkeeper award (2012, Seria A, Italy) Followed by many top European clubs
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Basketball Very popular sport in Slovenia Slovenia national basketball team 6th place in Eurobasket, 2005 European basketball championship Involved every year since 1991
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Basketball Stožice Arena Indoor arena Bežigrad, Ljubljana Biggest arena in Slovenia Sasha Vujačić Aleksandar “Sasha” Vujačić Anadolu Efes S.K., Turkey Slovenia national basketball team
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Ice Hockey Men's national ice hockey team Lynx (Risi) - Slovenia 18th in the world by IIHF 943 players Record – 15th place Anže Kopitar Professional ice hockey player Los Angeles Kings (captain)
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Handball Stožice Arena 2004 European Men's Handball Championship Silver medal Slovenian National Badminton Championships Luka Petrič Badminton Cycling Franja marathon Tour of Slovenia Primož Kozmus Hammer thrower Mitja Petkovšek Gymnast Athletics
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Skiing Alpine skiing (Pohorje) Ski jumping (Planica) Cross country skiing (Pokljuka)
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Slovenian Skiers Tina Maze Most successful Slovenian alpine ski racer Learned skiing at age 3 11 World Cup victories Petra Majdič Most successful Slovenian cross - country skier Slovene of the year – 2010 24 World Cup victories
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Thank You Sources Wikipedia Slovenia Tourism Promotion Website
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