Extreme atmosphere, adrenalin and the President of Croatia mark the 19th edition of the Pannonian Challenge

Jun 05, 2018

Written by Bart de Jong

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The most exciting extreme sports competition, Pannonian Challenge, gathered only the best athletes from all around the world. All of them were in Osijek because this competition is something they can't miss. Even the President of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar Kitarović, found some time in her busy schedule to attend this year's edition of the Pannonian Challenge. More than 35000 visitors gathered to see some of the best riders perform.
Pannonian Challenge, festival of extreme sports and crazy party, has come to an end. The best riders from all over the world in three categories - skate, inline and BMX, showed the audience amazing skills and tricks. Each year Pannonian Challenge collects more and more amazing rides, such as Daniel

Dhers who was become an icon of this festival. The audience welcomed him and the rest of the riders with great enthusiasm.

The best rider from Croatia, BMX rider Marin Ranteš, impressed the audience once again. This young and talented rider won a gold medal and the first place in the Championship of Croatia in BMX pro category. He also won the second place in BMX pro category. The first one was amazing Irek Rizaev, and the third one was Michael Beran.

More than 35 000 people visited this year's edition of the Pannonian Challenge. This festival has a lot to offer and the audience has certainly recognized it. Even the President of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar Kitarović, visited the festival. She was impressed with the atmosphere in the skate park during the festival. Visitors of the festival got the chance to enjoy an exciting evening program in Vega. Some of the best artist performed, such as Psihomodo pop, Urban & 4, Brkovi and many others. The visitors enjoyed the party until the early in the morning.

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