A world championships in bodybuilding and fitness of the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB) will be held in Brežice on Saturday, bringing more than 250 competitors from all around the world, who will compete in a total of 25 categories.

After making headlines last year due to a new record in men's category, this year's Ljubljana Marathon will strive for reaching new heights in the women's category. The most popular running event in Slovenia will be held on 27 October, with several thousand runners expected to hit the streets of the capital.

Former gymnastics great Miroslav Cerar, who will turn 80 at the end of October, is still active in sport, having recently been appointed the head of the Slovenian team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. An exhibition on his sport and life achievements, marking the anniversary, has been on display in the Ljubljana City Hall.

The newspaper Delo hails on Wednesday the path of Slovenia's Primož Roglič to the top of the International Cycling Union's rankings as a unique sporting phenomena and also points out that this is the first time that Slovenia has such a dominant champion in such a major sport.

There are many reasons for the disastrous showings by the men's national football team in the last two years, but the main ones are talented players leaving the team, and players in local clubs failing to develop due to the influx of foreign players, Dnevnik says in Tuesday's commentary Problem not Even Matjaž Kek is Able to Solve.

The Olympic committees of Slovenia and China have signed a cooperation agreement which will focus on the exchange of experience and assistance ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Austria delivered what could be a fatal blow to Slovenia's chances to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020, beating the home team in Stožice Stadium 1:0 on Sunday evening. Slovenia now have only a very slim theoretical chance of making it to the final tournament.