Sport in Montenegro

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The Sport of Montenegro revolves mostly around team sports: football, basketball, water polo, volleyball and handball. Also involved are boxing, judo, karate, athletics, table tennis, and chess.

Water polo is often referred to as a national sport. Montenegro's team is one of the top ranked teams in the world, recently winning the gold medal at the 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship in Málaga, Spain and winning the gold medal at 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League which was held in Montenegrin capital, Podgorica. Montenegrin team PVK Primorac from Kotor became a champion of Europe at the LEN Euroleague 2009 in Rijeka, Croatia. Montenegro national basketball team is also known for best performance in Montenegrin sport after water polo and had won a lot of medals in past as part of Yugoslavia national basketball team. In 2006, the Basketball Federation of Montenegro along with this team joined the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on its own following the Independence of Montenegro.

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[edit] Teams

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Football

[edit] Volleyball

[edit] Handball

[edit] Water polo

[edit] Leagues

[edit] National Sports Teams

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