Enjoy sun and XC tracks at Pokljuka, ice skating in Kranjska Gora

Pokljuka/Kranjska Gora, 24 January - Want to enjoy a day of snow and sun? Pack up your cross-country skis on Saturday for the annual cross-country race of diplomats, politicians and managers at the Pokljuka Sports Centre. More of an ice-skating or hockey fan? The idyllic Jasna Lake in Kranjska Gora will host a series of skating events over the weekend.

Pokljuka, Rudno polje course
Day of fun and sun at Pokljuka.
Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA
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The annual cross-country race for diplomats, politicians and managers attracts dozens of participants every year. The route is suitable even for the least experienced cross-country skiers, who can take on the undemanding 5-km loop at the heart of the Pokljuka cross-country track network.

The race provides a relaxed setting for networking and is regularly attended by top Slovenian executives, MPs, Slovenian MEPs, ministers and members of the diplomatic corps. For more info go to http://www.strelica.si/

Meanwhile, Lake Jasna, situated at the other end of the Julian Alps, will host a number of ice-skating and hockey events on Friday and Saturday.

The weekend will be all about bringing skating closer to children and youths, and will also provide an opportunity for top Slovenian ice hockey players to battle it out in an open-air tournament for the Ice Trophy. For more info visit www.kranjska-gora.si

As recreational sports are becoming increasingly popular in Slovenia and many recreational athletes take their training very seriously, the Slovenian Anti-Doping Organisation has launched a campaign against the use of doping substances in recreational sports.

As part of this effort, it will organise a series of anti-doping seminars across Slovenia in the coming weeks. For more, visit www.sloado.si/kategorija/izobrazevanje-rekreativci

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