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Popovic returns to play in Rio
- Updated: July 18, 2016
The queen is back, at least for one competition and not just any competition.
Bojana Popovic, considered by many to be the best female handball player of the past two decades, will play at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The six-time Women’s EHF Champions League winner from 2004 to 2012, is officially on the Montenegro team list named by Dragan Adzic.
Popovic announced last month that she would return to action should she prove her fitness and form, having played no competitive handball since her retirement in 2012 after winning Olympic silver with Montenegro.
“The Olympic Games are special. London made a strong impression on me and at the time I said that only the Olympic Games can motivate me to relive something big,” Bojana Popovic said.
“There was no idea in my head to play again. In December and January I was asked to start training, but I couldn’t due my obligation as a mother.
“In April and May the pressures were stronger, in particular from the players, and with my weight and physical condition I realised that it’s not impossible.
“I decided to come back, I gave myself a chance and I certainly would have regretted it if I gave up.
“I spoke with coach Dragan Adzic and president Predrag Boskovic, who also told me to try.”
Following her retirement, Bojana had two children, a daughter (in December 2013) and …
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