Basketball in Macedonia. At first, it occurs in the friction of the Sokolsal organization (after 1930). Accelerated development began after the liberation (1945), when the team “Vanco Prke” was established in Stip, then “Macedonia” and “Rabotnicki” in Skopje, “Kumanovo” and “worker” in Bitola (1949), and later others. The Republic Championship was held for male (1946) and women and youth teams (1948). Skopje was organized (1945) and the Republic Basketball League (1959). A Sports Board was formed at the helm of Pance basketball match Macedonia – Croatia Pandilov (1946) and the basketball alliance of Macedonia headed by Aco Petrovski (1950), and recently federation (2002). With the construction of sports halls, especially since the sixties, the number of clubs and the quality of the teams is significantly promoted. The Republic champion each d. He participated in the championship competitions of Yugoslavia. Later, the first and second federal leagues were established, in which the male team of QC “Rabotnicki” and the female of the QC “Student” from Skopje was most successful. For the national team of Yugoslavia, they performed: Dragoljub Lazic, Jovan Jovanovski, Vladimir Bocevski, Dragan Radosavevic, Steruli Blagoja Georgievski, Stitchy Vangelovska and others. The most successful trainers were: Stefan Todorovski, Lazar Lechic, Aleksandar Kanjazev and others, and among the judges: Slave Atanasovski, Svet Popovski, Ljubomir Physic, Augustine Gulevski and others. Basketball teams from Macedonia regularly participate in the European and world system of competitions (since 1992). Lit.: 35 years Basketball in Skopje, 1946-1980, Skopje, 1980. D. S. Dimitar Kosnov
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