Republika Srpska - Sport

Sport

Sport in Republika Srpska revolves mostly around team sports. Among the most popular sports are football, basketball, volleyball, handball and tennis. The main football clubs in Republika Srpska are FK Borac Banja Luka, FK Leotar, FK Slavija, FK Rudar Prijedor and the others. FK Borac Banja Luka is the most popular and most successful football club in the country.

Banja Luka as a capital of Republika Srpska is well known as one of the most famous handball center in Balkan. RK Borac Banja Luka won the European Champions' Cup in 1976. and EHF Cup in 1991. RK Borac Banja Luka players have won 6 Gold Olympic medals for former Yugoslavia.

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