establish the Natasha Kovačević Foundation. If there is something for which Serbia is known for in the world, it certainly is exceptional people and the athletes, and for this reason, we share with you this story about the fighting spirit, courage, valour, determination, strength and energy of our extraordinary Nataša Kovačević, from whom we can all learn a lot. She has been in love with basketball ever since she was a little girl, and already at the age of 19 she was a proud member of all the youth selections of Serbia’s national basketball team. A major traffic accident showed that life chose a somewhat different path for her, but that despite all the hardships, she draws her strength from the support of the people who stand by her. So, in October 2015, with the support of FIBA EUROPE and FFBB (French Basketball Federation), a sport prosthesis was made in Paris for Nataša, designed so that she could continue her dream on the court. Already in March of that year Nataša played a humanitarian match together with French and European basketball stars in Angers to help fulfil the dreams of sick children. Later, in November, she made a comeback to professional basketball in her club Crvena Zvezda and played the match in the First Women's Basketball League of Serbia against Student from Niš. She was the President of the Female Basketball Club Crvena Zvezda, and in 2017 she became a member of the ‘Women and Sports’ Commission, of the Serbian Olympic Committee.
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Nataša je u periodu nakon nesreće ponela titulu ambasadorke mladih u asocijaciji FIBA Europe, dobitnica je priznanja „Pierre de Coubertin - Sport kao škola života“, ali želja da pomogne mladim sportistima i pruži ruku podrške u vremenu izazova inspirisalo ju je da osnuje Fondaciju „Nataša Kovačević“. Ako je po nečemu Srbija prepoznatljiva u svetu, to su nenadmašni ljudi i vrhunski sportisti i upravo iz tog razloga sa vama delimo ovu priču o borbenosti, upornosti, hrabrosti, srčanosti, odlučnosti, snazi i energiji sjajne Nataše Kovačević, od koje možemo mnogo toga naučiti. Od malena je zaljubljena u košarku, a već sa devetnaest godina bila je ponosni član svih mlađih selekcija nacionalnog košarkaškog tima Srbije. Teška saobraćajna nesreća pokazala je da život za nju bira malo drugačiji put, ali i da uprkos svim teškoćama njena snaga leži u podršci ljudi koji stoje uz nju. Tako je u oktobru 2015, uz podršku FIBA EVROPE i FFBB (Francuske košarkaške Federacije ), u Parizu Nataši napravljena sportska proteza dizajnirana tako da ona može da nastavi svoj san na parketu. Već u martu te godine Nataša je igrala zajedno sa francuskim i evropskim košarkaškim zvezdama u Anžeu humanitarnu utakmicu za ispunjenje snova bolesne dece, a novembra se vratila u takmičarsku košarku u dresu svog kluba Crvena Zvezda i odigrala utakmicu Prve ženske lige Srbije protiv Studenta iz Niša. Bila je predsednik KKŽ Crvena Zvezda, a 2017. godine postaje i član komisije „Žene i sport“ Olimpijskog komiteta Srbije.
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If there is something for which Serbia is known for in the world, it certainly is exceptional people and the athletes, and for this reason, we share with you this story about the fighting spirit, courage, valour, determination, strength and energy of our extraordinary Nataša Kovačević, from whom we can all learn a lot.