Judo In Montenegro

6. 2. THE JUDO CLUB “ACADEMIC” – NIKŠIĆ
In an interview held in Cetinje on August 19, 2006, Milorad Vujović
remembered how the judo division in Nikšić started its operation:
“Towards the end of 1964, I launched the initiative to start a judo
division in Nikšić. The training sessions were held in the Teachers College
gym. I remember that there were many members. I went to Nikšić
once or twice a week alone, or sometimes with Nikola Miljević. After
me, Petar Ilić, who at the time distinguished himself the most, took over
the coaching. He also regularly came from Nikšić to Titograd in order
to train”. This is what Petar Ilić, with whom I have also had the opportunity
to talk to, said about the situation:
”In late 1964, in the Teachers College gym, there were over a hundred
of us. Miško Vujović coached us for about a year. Being too busy
at his work and with his coaching in the Judo Club “Titograd”, he
wasn’t able to come to Nikšić any more, which is why I took over the
coaching. At that time, the best judokas were Braho Adrović, Miodrag
Stevanović, Drago Mijović,
Vuković, Roganović, to name a few”.
In late 1965, a match between the teams from Titograd and Nikšić
was staged at the Stadium of Small Sports. What I remember from this
competition was Drago Mijović’s good fight and an injury inflicted to
Momčilo Milić (Titograd) during his fight with Stevanović (Nikšić).
That same year, “Titograd” went through the qualifiers and entered the
Federal League. The competitors of “Akademik” “continued to train
regularly and achieve remarkable results”.
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