AK Nikšić is an

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...

club from

Nikšić Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...

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. It was founded on 31 July 1997 by former marathoner Drago Musić. It competes in domestic competitions sanctioned by the

Athletic Federation of Montenegro The Athletic Federation of Montenegro ( Montenegrin ''Atletski savez Crne Gore'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Montenegro. Affiliations *International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) *European Athletic Associ ...

. It is also one of the most prolific organizers of cross country and road races in Montenegro.

History

Before its creation in 1997, only a few athletics teams in Nikšić existed. Historically, Sutjeska and Čelik were better known for their football teams rather than athletics, but both clubs composed the athletics scene in Nikšić until the

breakup of Yugoslavia After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, the constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia split apart in the early 1990s. Unresolved issues from the breakup caused a series of inter-ethnic Yugoslav ...

. By the time Yugoslav distance-runner Drago Musić began coaching in the late 1990s, athletics had deteriorated a lot due to the sanctions and isolation Yugoslavia had experienced that decade. He decided to form a new club in his hometown and named it "Atletski Klub Nikšić". Since its creation, the team has helped foster the growth of numerous track, field, and road-running athletes. AK Nikšić was the first-placed team in Montenegro's club cross country championship from 2008 to 2011.

Slađana Perunović Slađana Perunović-Pejović (born 26 March 1984) is a Montenegrin long-distance runner and holder of several Montenegrin records in athletics, Montenegrin records. She placed 77th out of 118 in the Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Wome ...

became the club's first Olympian when she competed in the women's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She first joined AK Nikšić with coaching by Drago Musić in 2003.
Novosti: ''Nikšićanka sa poljančeta otišla u London'' September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2015 On January 2, 2015, AK Nikšić became the first athletics team in Montenegro to have two Olympic qualifiers on its squad when

Danijel Furtula Danijel Furtula (born 31 July 1992 in Mojkovac) is a Montenegrin discus thrower who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an internation ...

joined from AK Tara from

Mojkovac Mojkovac ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Мојковац, ) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It has a population of 2,506 (2023 census). Mojkovac is the centre of Mojkovac Municipality, which has a population of 6,824. Geography The mu ...

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:AK Niksic Athletics clubs in Montenegro Sport in Nikšić 1997 establishments in Montenegro