Former Croatian national team footballer dies in car accident.

Tragedy in the Croatian city of Karlovac

A car accident occurred in the Croatian city of Karlovac, resulting in the death of former footballer Nikola Pokrivac. Another individual was also crushed, and three others were injured. Pokrivac played 15 matches for the Croatian national team and was part of the team at Euro 2008. He played for many clubs, including the French Monaco and the Kazakh Shakhtar. He fell ill in 2015, but after recovering, he continued his football career in lower league clubs. The Croatian Football Federation expressed its condolences to Pokrivac's family and friends.

The loss of outstanding Ukrainian athlete Hennadiy Horbenko

Ukrainian athlete Hennadiy Horbenko has passed away at the age of 50. He became the first world champion in junior athletics during the years of independent Ukraine and also participated in the 2000 Olympic Games. Horbenko won two gold medals at the Olympics and many other awards at world championships. The Ukrainian Athletics Federation expressed condolences to the athlete's relatives and friends.

The loss of six-Time Olympic gymnastics champion Akinori Nakayama

It has also been reported that six-time Olympic gymnastics champion Akinori Nakayama has died. He passed away at the age of 83 from stomach cancer. Nakayama ranked tenth in the horizontal bar, team all-around, rings, and pommel horse events. He also won two gold medals in 1972. Nakayama is considered one of the greatest gymnasts in the world, and one of the ring elements is named after him - the 'Nakayama' swing.

Horbenko and Nakayama will be remembered as outstanding athletes who made significant contributions to their sports.