A team from Komin won on Saturday the 12th boat marathon – Marathon Ladja – on the Neretva River.
Two teams from Rogotin won the second and third place in the 22.5 kilometre marathon which started at Metkovic and ended in the seaport of Ploce.
The event, held under the auspices of President Stjepan Mesic, who was in the audience, drew more than 700 amateur rowers with 40 traditional river boats. The boat race was watched by dozens of thousands of visitors.
Marathon ladja is an amateur, sporting competition which involves the racing of “ladja” – traditional boats which have been a main transportation means in Neretva region for centuries. The race is held annually on the second Saturday in August.
For more info on the race visit www.maraton-ladja.hr