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Slovenia qualify for the Olympic basketball tournament
KAUNAS, Lithuania - The Slovenian national basketball team will compete in the Olympic for the first time after NBA star Luka Dončič led the team to a 96:85 win against Lithuania in the final of one of the four qualifying tournaments. Dončič scored a triple double with 31 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds. Vlatko Čančar added 18 points and Jaka Blažič 16. In Tokyo Slovenia will play in group C alongside Spain, Argentina and Japan.
Roglič leaving Tour de France early due to injury
LJUBLJANA - Slovenian cycling star Primož Roglič has decided to leave Tour de France early due to injuries he sustained in early stages of the race, his Dutch team Jumbo-Visma said on its website. The 31-year-old Roglič, last year's Tour de France runner-up and the winner of Tour of Spain, suffered two falls in stages one and three of the Tour. "We have made the decision on the departure together. In these circumstance, it would be pointless to continue," Roglič said.
Garnbret bags another World Cup victory before Olympics
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia's Janja Garnbret continues to excel at this year's climbing World Cup, having won her fourth event this season in Villars, Switzerland on Saturday, which raises hope for the Tokyo Olympics, where she will be the country's main contender for gold. Out of the eight finalists in Villars, four were Slovenian.
Nine coronavirus infections confirmed on Saturday
LJUBLJANA - Nine new coronavirus cases were confirmed in 845 PCR tests in Slovenia on Saturday, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) said. There were no Covid-9 deaths. The 7-day average of new cases and the 14-day incidence per 100,000 residents both dropped by one to 24 and 19, respectively. There were 60 Covid-19 patients in hospitals, down one from the day before, of whom 18 needed intensive care, one more than the day before.
