Members of the Plovania Zadar Taekwondo Club competed this weekend at the Dugo Selo Open 2026, organised by the Dugo Selo Taekwondo Club. The competition gathered 490 athletes from 54 clubs and three countries, with five Plovania athletes in total winning seven medals.
In the 2020 girls' category, Anđela Čačić reached the final with three wins and took silver. Stipan Atelj competed in the 2019 boys' category and won gold, taking first place after four wins, and was also named the best kick boy of the tournament across all age groups. Viktoria Čačić, in the 2018 girls' category, secured the final in her category with two wins and took silver.
In the sparring category, Plovania was represented by Stipan Atelj, Matija Atelj, Viktoria Čačić and Max Barba. Stipan Atelah competed in the boys' up to 21 kg category and won silver, taking second place. Matija Atel competed in the girls' up to 30 kg category, winning bronze and taking third place after her semi-final victory.
Viktorija Čačić competed in the girls' up to 36 kg category, where she won in the semi-finals with a 2:0 score in rounds and advanced to the final. In the final, she lost the first round 8:6, while the second round ended 2:2 after a referee's decision, so she finished the competition with silver and second place.
Max Barba competed in the part of the competition that is scored within the criteria for the selection of the Croatian national team, in the cadet A up to 65 kg category, and reached the semi-finals, winning bronze. He has one more qualifying competition ahead, and currently ranks second in his category for the European Cadet Championship.
