Our city can be proud that in 2004 has founded the Sports Association of Knjaževac, in which we have 42 sports organizations as members, and over 3,000 young people who are members of these sports organizations.
Stara Planina is very convenient for winter sports, so we have a lot of children and young people who are engaged in some of the sports disciplines in the snow. Also the municipality is an owner of the swimming pool where many Olympic athletes come to train. In addition, young people have the opportunity to join the clubs for: basketball, volleyball, handball, football, archery, fishing, tennis, karate, etc. When they joined the club, the municipality of Knjaževac provided training equipment for them. Since last year, the municipality has financed not only the clubs but also individual athletes, which in many ways helps young people play sports.
Knjaževac is also well known by Ultra Trail Race in Stara Planina, which gathers people from all over the world, athletes who train karate, who won the gold medal at the world championship. However, Knjaževac is most famous in Powerlifting, as this year's world championship has been held in our city, from 17 -24 September. People like to say: "The strongest people" gathered in Knjaževac during these days. You have the opportunity to see a bit of atmosphere in video below:
Youth correspondent: Ivana Milosavljevic - LDA Knjazevac