rezultatima budući da je aktualna hrvatska dvoranska prvakinja te dvostruka prvakinja Hrvatske 2016. u parovima - u dvorani i na otvorenom. Za hrvatsku reprezentaciju nastupila je već u uzrastu od 12 godina (U-12), potom i u U-14 vrsti, a, prema procjenama kandidira i za U-16 reprezentaciju. Ostvarila je i nekoliko zapaženih nastupa 2016. u međunarodnoj konkurenciji. Stipendiju od 1500 američkih dolara mjesečno dobivat će do kraja četverogodišnjeg plana Olimpijske solidarnosti MOOa do 2020. godine, odnosno dok traju uvjeti.
Predsjedničina odlikovanja za iznimna športska postignuća Na prigodnoj svečanosti organiziranoj 15. studenoga 2017. u Predsjedničkim dvorima, predsjednica RH Kolinda Grabar Kitarović uručila Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović je državna odlikovanja za i Ivica Tucak iznimna športska postignuća. Red kneza Trpimira s ogrlicom i Danicom, primila je zlatna hrvatska olimpijka, atletičarka Sandra Perković. Red kneza Branimira s ogrlicom, dobio je legendarni tenisač Goran Ivanišević te vaterpolisti Sandro Sukno, Ivica Tucak, Vjekoslav Kobešćak, Samir Barać, Andro Bušlje i Maro Joković. Red Danice hrvatske s likom Franje Bučara, prema odluci Predsjednice dobili su atletski trener Edis Elkasević, športski dužnosnik Predrag Sloboda, te vaterpolski reprezentativci Loren Fatović, Ivan Buljubašić, Ante Vukičević i Ivan Marcelić. Red hrvatskog pletera dobio je bacač kugle Stipe Žunić, te aktualni i bivši vaterpolisti Marko Bijač, Javier Garcia Gadea, Ivan Krapić, Luka Lončar, Marko Macan, Anđelo Šetka, Paulo Obradović, Miho Bošković, Ivan Buljubašić, Igor Hinić i Petar Muslim.
Radionica MOO-a i Adecco grupe o karijeri nakon karijere U Zagrebu je 12. prosinca održana jednodnevna radionica Olimpijske solidarnosti Međunarodnog olimpijskog odbora u suradnji s partnerom Adecco grupom (IOC Athlete Career Programme in cooperation with The Adecco Group) o poslovnoj karijeri vrhunskih športaša nakon sportske karijere. Radionica čiji je suorganizator bio Hrvatski olimpijski odbor okupila je u zagrebačkom hotelu Westin, 28 polaznika među kojima su bile rukometašice Ivana Dežić, Jelena Kajfeš i Marijeta Vidak, predstavnici košarke Mate Skelin, Sandra Mandir i Ana Lelas, odbojke Marija Anzulović, Ivona Ćaćić, Marino Marelić i Tea Kačić Bartulović, karatea Ana Marija Bujas Čelan, Vlatka Kiuk, Luka Požgaj, Enes Garibović i Besim Aliti, dok je iz juda bio Luka Leško. Gimnastičke predstavnike predvodio je Marijo Možnik, a sudjelovali su Matija Baron, Anton Kovačević i Leonardo Kušan. Dvostruki olimpijac Mario Vekić bio je jedini veslač, Ivan Milaković jedini vaterpolist, Vanja Blažun jedini predstavnik tenisa. Aktivni sudionici radionica MOO-a o karijeri nakon karijere bili su i predstavnici paraolimpijskih športova - Branimir Budetić, Matija Grebenić, Ante Rađa, Dino Sinovčić i Kristijan Vincetić. Instruktorici radionice Claudiji Bokel, trostrukoj njemačkoj
practicing sports activities, as well as on the expectations after the session of the 46th EOC’s General Assembly. Croatian Olympic Committee’s partnership with the European Olympic Committees’ EU Office The Croatian Olympic Committee has also concluded an important agreement on partnership with the EOC’s EU office in Brussels, which should contribute to the Croatian Olympic Committee’s better participation in the EU funds. On this occasion, the Head of the European Olympic Committees Janez Kocijančić emphasized that signing of this agreement between the Croatian Olympic Committee and the EOC is of great importance for both the overall Croatian sports and the Croatian Olympic Committee, with which the so-far cooperation has been excellent. On behalf of the Croatian Olympic Committee, the undersigned was Secretary General Josip Čop, who has said that Croatian Olympic Committee is ready for new challenges in the field of European projects and plans that would shape a common European sport policy, especially because the Croatian Olympic Committee’s experiences in participation of the EU funds have further improved by organizing a separate department for that field. President’s awards for outstanding sports achievements At the ceremony organized on November 15, 2017 in Presidential Courts, the President of the Republic of Croatia Kolinda Grabar Kitarović presented state awards for outstanding sports achievements. The award Order of Duke Trpimir with Neck Badge and Morning Star (Red kneza Trpimira s ogrlicom i Danicom) was presented to the Golden Croatian Olympian, athlete Sandra Perković. The award Order of Duke Branimir with Neck Badge (Red kneza Branimira s ogrlicom) with a necklace was presented to thelegendary tennis player Goran Ivanišević and water polo players Sandro Sukno, Ivica Tucak, Vjekoslav Kobešćak, Samir Barać, Andro Bušlje and Maro Joković. The award Order of Danica hrvatska (Croatian morningstar) with the image of Franjo Bučar were presented, according to the decision of the President, to the athletic coach Edis Elkasević, sports official Predrag Sloboda and Croatian Olympic Water Polo team members Loren Fatovic, Ivan Buljubašić, Ante Vukičević and Ivan Marcelić. The award Order of the Croatian Interlace (Red hrvatskog pletera) was presented to the shot putter Stipe Žunić as well as to the current and former water polo players Marko Bijač, Javier Garcia Gade, Ivan Krapić, Luka Lončar, Marko Macan, Anđelo Šetka, Paulo Obradović, Miho Bošković, Ivan Buljubašić, Igor Hinić and Petar Muslim. IOC’s scholarship to young tennis player, Ukrainian refugee in Croatia The International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Solidarity awarded in October 2017, at the proposal of the Croatian Olympic Committee, Olympic scholarship to 16-year-old tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykov, a Ukrainian refugee residing in Croatia since 2011, now a member of TK Pro2000 from Poreč. Olimpijska solidarnost MOO-a dodijelila je u listopadu 2017. godine na prijedlog HOO-a olimpijsku stipendiju 16-godišnjoj tenisačici Oleksandri Olijnikovoj, ukrajinskoj izbjeglici s boravištem u Hrvatskoj od 2011. godine, danas članicom TK Pro2000 iz Poreča. The scholarship was awarded under the Olympic Refugee Athlete Support Program and confirmed by the Croatian Tennis Association and the UNHCR Office in Croatia that Oleksandra meets the conditions, in particular with her results since she is current Croatian Indoor Champion and Croatian Double Champion in 2016 in Pairs - indoors and outdoors. She performed for the Croatian Olympic Team as early as at the age of 12 (U-12), followed by U-14 and, according to the nominees, she is applying for the U-16 Olympic Team. She has also made several remarkable performances in 2016 in international competition. She will receive a monthly scholarship in the amount of $1,500 by the end of the IOC‘s Olympic Solidarity four-year plan in 2020, i.e., while the conditions are met. Stipendija je dodijeljena prema programu Olimpijske solidarnosti “Potpora za športaše izbjeglice” (Refugee Athlete Support) i uz potvrdu Hrvatskog teniskog saveza i ureda UNHCR-a u Hrvatskoj da Oleksandra udovoljava uvjetima, a posebice rezultatima budući da je a aktualna hrvatska dvoranska prvakinja te dvostruka prvakinja Hrvatske 2016. u parovima - u dvorani i na otvorenom. Za hrvatsku reprezentaciju nastupila
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