Serbia - A Salesian past pupil and leader wins a silver medal at the European Athletics
Belgrade, Serbia – 6 March 2017 - Ján Volko (centre of photo), past pupil and current leader at the Salesian Centre at Trnávka in Bratislava, in the Province of Slovakia (SLK), won the silver medal in the 60 meters race at the European Indoor Athletics Championships, held in Belgrade. His time of 6.58 set a new record for his country. Afterwards he said: "I set myself the goal that my athletics would be for the glory of God."
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