Sport and recreation

 


 

There are several sport clubs and associations in Prijedor, and also, there is sport and recreational centre in Benkovac. Sport and recreational centre “Benkovac” is located on 705 m altitude and includes: football field, handball field with asphalt pave, three basketball fields with asphalt pave, and three volleyball fields with asphalt pave. Prijedor has stadium and sport halls, which provide enjoyment in sport throughout of year. For lovers of extreme sports, there is airport “Urije” in Prijedor, established in 1952. In 1990, the airport was renovated and was host to the biggest parachuting championship of the former Yugoslavia.

 


Aero-club Prijedor is respectable sport collective, confirming its quality with numerous trophies and medals from championships in aeronautical sports, both in the country and abroad. The first verified aeronautical school in Republic of Srpska for education of parachutists, sailplane and sport plane pilots up to the level of flying instructor, is in this aero-club.

 


Each year, in the middle of July, there is International Open St Peter’s Day Parachuting Cup, held for the first time back in 1996. On the Fifth Cup, held in 2000, 22 teams with 95 parachutists of Republic of Srpska, BiH, Serbia, Macedonia and Hungary participated.
For those who love water sports, there is a diving club in Prijedor, which organises diving schools. Diving Club “Sana” is an organiser of “Sana regatta”, held for the first time back in 2006. This sport and recreational manifestation gathers many participants, starting in Ribnik, through Kljuc, Sanski Most, Prijedor, and ending in Novi Grad. Also in Prijedor, there is a motorcycle club with large membership, organising motorbike races. This manifestation has many visitors and is associated with numerous entertainment events.


AERO KLUB "PRIJEDOR"

Aerodromska bb
79101 Prijedor
Tel./fax               + 387 52 220 421       

 

Za ljubitelje vodenih sportova u Prijedoru postoji ronilački klub koji organizuje i škole ronjenja. Ronilački klub «Sana» je organizator manifestacije «Sana regata» koja je prvi put organizovana 2006. godine. Ova sportsko-rekreativna manifestacija okuplja veliki roj učesnika, a kreće od Ribnika, preko Ključa, Sanskog Mosta, Prijedora i završava u Novom Gradu.

RONILAČKI KLUB "SANA" PRIJEDOR

Branislava Nušića bb
79101 Prijedor
Tel.              + 387 65 775 550       
                    +387 63 894 294       
E-mail: babicdragoslav@yahoo.com
             vanja_radjenovic@yahoo.com

 

U Prijedoru takođe postoji moto klub, koji ima veliki broj članova i koji je organizator motorijade u Prijedoru. Ova manifestacija okuplja veliki broj posjetilaca i praćena je i zabavnim sadržajima za posjetioca manifestacije.

MOTO KLUB PRIJEDOR

Srpskih Velikana 14
79101 Prijedor
Tel.             + 387 52 213 800       
                   + 387 65 512 065       
E-mail: motoklubprijedor@poen.net