Šutej is the first Slovenian name at the Indoor World Championships, Horvat withdrew from the competition

The European Athletics Indoor Championships will be followed by the World Championships, which will feature five Slovenian athletes, including one male athlete. The first name on the national team will be pole vaulter Tina Šutej, who won a silver medal at the recent European Championships.

The Slovenian athletics team won two medals at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn last week, with Tina Šutej winning silver in the pole vault and Anita Horvat winning bronze in the 800m. The team will also be among the candidates for the top spots at the World Indoor Championships, which will be held between March 21 and 23 in Nanjing, China.