The pristine nature at the Soča river in Tolmin (W) will turn a slightly darker colour starting Sunday, as thousands of heavy metal music fans will pitch their tents for another edition of the internationally acclaimed MetalDays festival, the largest music event in the country.

A men's CEV Masters and a women's CEV Satellite beach volley tournament will be played in Ljubljana between Thursday and Saturday, with qualifiers starting today. A total of 55 male pairs and 41 female pairs will participate in what is expected to be the biggest beach volley spectacle in Slovenia so far.

Slovenian football champions Maribor made it to the third round of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers after drawing with Bosnia-Herzegovina champions Zrinjski of Mostar 1:1 at home on Wednesday for an aggregate score of 3:2.

Cyclist Primož Roglič has become the first Slovenian to win a Tour de France stage, excelling in Wednesday's 183km mountain challenge from La Mure to Serre Chevalier.

The Slovenian men's national basketball team have gathered in Zreče for the training camp for the 2017 EuroBasket in September. Head coach Igor Kokoškov currently has 17 players at his disposal, including teenage prodigy Luka Dončić, naturalised American Anthony Randolph and veteran Erazem Lorbek, who is making his comeback to the national team.

This week's recreational events of note include a mountain biking marathon that features six kilometres of underground cycling and and a cycling marathon that will see the participants explore the bordering area between Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia.

The worst fears of the Slovenian national volleyball team have materialised as they will indeed not play in the elite division of the World League despite qualifying for it. The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has decided to establish a new, commercial competition with 16 teams, which will not feature Slovenia.