Down Syndrom judoka going for the World Championship title

This is Zvonimir and he is 27 years old. He has Down syndrome and is training judo.

We are trying to collect funds for his trip to the 1st World Championships for judoka with an intellectual disability. All the funds collected will be used for Zvonimir’s travel and accommodation costs, as well as competition costs in Koln, Germany, from 19^th to 22^nd October 2017.

Zvonimir may have Down syndrome, but that hasn’t stopped him from being successful in many sports: along judo, he has won medals in competitive swimming, bowling, long jump and armwrestling. Yes, that’s right, armwrestling – Zvone is a strong man!

His latest big results are:

Number 1 in Bavarian Championship

Number 2 in Ben van Der Eng Memorial in Netherlands

Number 2 in Swedish Open.

He now has the opportunity to represent Croatia at the 1st World Championships for judoka with an intellectual disability.

We would like to thank everyone for their contribution/donations!

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Ovo je Zvonimir, ima 27 godina , sindrom Down i bavi se judom.

Ovim putem pokušavamo skupiti sredstva za njegov odlazak na Prvo svjetsko prvenstvo za osobe sa intelektualnim poteškoćama. Sve donacije koje prikupimo iskoristiti će se za Zvonimirove troškove putovanja, smještaja i nastupa u Koln, Njemačka od 19. do 22. 10. 2017. godine.

Zvonimir ima sindrom Down ali to ga ne koči da je uspješan u mnogim sportovima, uz judo tu su još medalje iz plivanja, kuglanja, skoka u dalj i obaranja ruke. Da, dobro ste pročitali obaranje ruke, Zvone je jak dečko!

Zadnji veliki rezultati su:

1. mjesto prvensvo Bavarske

2. mjesto Ben van Der Eng memorijal Nizozemska

2. mjesto Swedish Open

Sada ima priliku da predstavlja Hrvatsku na Prvom svjetskom prvenstvu za osobe sa intelektualnim poteškoćama.

Zahvaljujemo svima koji će donirati.