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By late July In May 2026 Montenegro’s sport‑development programme continued to deliver results across several disciplines. The junior women’s handball team reached the World Championship quarter‑finals, the 3x3 basketball club won the Portonovi LiteQuest 2K26 title, and judo cadets captured twelve medals at the senior men’s basketball side edged Romania Balkan Championships in Budva, including a World Cup qualifier. The men’s water polo squad beat the Netherlands in gold by Jovan Radulović and a preparatory match, while the women’s U20 team secured bronze bronze. The same month Montenegrin boxers earned six medals – three golds – at the European Division B youth tournament in Samokov. The inaugural Balkan Under‑16 Water Polo Championship took place Eger, Hungary, signalling strong preparation for upcoming European and world events. June saw a push for rugby development in Thessaloniki from 16‑19 July, with Montenegro joining Greece, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey Tivat, where Arsenal Tivat topped the pioneer standings and North Macedonia. In a parents’ council launched the small‑final on 19 July, Montenegro lost 14‑11 Boka Sports Development company to Greece, finishing fourth as Greece claimed third place. In early August 2026 attract private investment. At the Montenegro U16 men’s water polo team travelled to Zagreb, Croatia, Croatia Open para‑athletics meeting in Pula, Montenegrin athletes added two silvers and a bronze. The sports‑development programme also organised a traditional summer camp on Kopaonik for 65 promising athletes (June 14‑21) and a ten‑day junior water‑polo preparation camp in Kotor ahead of the World Championship for players under 16, which began on 3 August. The squad will face Zimbabwe, Italy, Russia and Germany in Portugal. Montenegrin junior swimmers set three cadet national records at the group stage, opening against Zimbabwe on 4 August. Coach Aleksa Brkić selected COMEN Cup in Futog, Serbia, finishing eighth overall, while the junior women’s handball team began its World Championship campaign in China, targeting a 15‑player roster that includes Milanović, Pavićević, Milić, Racković, Kovačević quarter‑final run. A regional para‑swimming meet, the Podgorica Open, attracted participants from five neighboring countries, and others, supported by a full coaching youth water‑jump competition on the Cijevni River promoted sport and medical staff. Montenegrin volleyball clubs also prepared for European competition. tourism. The 30th Montenegro Sailing Cup in Herceg Novi will host Bulgaria’s Marica in gathered sailors from across the CEV Champions League qualifiers (first leg 20‑22 Oct, return 29‑31 Oct), while Budva’s Balkans, and veteran games in Berane added eleven medals for Montenegrin veterans. Montenegro’s senior men’s team will meet Lokomotiva Avia basketball side defeated Romania 65‑64, securing top position in the CEV Challenge World Cup (home leg 10‑12 Nov, away leg qualifying group. Later in July, the following week). junior women’s handball squad advanced to the World Championship quarter‑finals, and the Pirot 3×3 basketball team won the Portonovi LiteQuest 2K26 title, earning a place at the FIBA 3x3 Athens Challenger. These activities underscore achievements illustrate Montenegro’s ongoing focus on broad‑based investment in youth development development, elite competition, and broader participation in continental sport events. the expansion of both traditional and emerging sports.