Marinkovic congratulated the women’s national team on the exceptional results they achieved among 21 other national teams, adding that the National Assembly is always open to help and support sports that though not very popular in the country, achieve commendable success.

Vladan Glavonjic of the Serbian Kendo Alliance thanked the Deputy Speaker for the support mentioning the possibility that Serbia may host the 2019 Kendo Championship, and the national team, headed by coach Hitomi Kumon, added that they appreciated the support and hoped to meet again to celebrate a gold medal in a future international competition.