Slovenia's Track & Field Star Alenka Bikar Retires

Ljubljana, 5 November - One of Slovenia's most successful female track athletes, Alenka Bikar, on Wednesday officially ended her successful career. The 34-year-old athlete is most famous for her second place at the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championship in Belgium's Ghent in the 200m event.

Ljubljana Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar at a press conference on her retirement. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar at a press conference on her retirement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar at a press conference on her retirement. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar at a press conference on her retirement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar at a press conference on her retirement. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar at a press conference on her retirement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar (right) at a press conference on her retirement. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar (right) at a press conference on her retirement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar at a press conference on her retirement. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar at a press conference on her retirement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar at a press conference on her retirement. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian track and field athlete Alenka Bikar at a press conference on her retirement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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