The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, received today the Macedonian athlete Andrej Stojanovski, who won the silver medal at the World Deaf Swimming Championship in San Antonio, US.

President Ivanov expressed sincere congratulations to Stojanovski for the top results achieved, as well as for all his previous national and international successes, which not only promote sports values but motivate all other young people with disabilities to invest in themselves and in sports.

Your achievement is a proof that with perseverance and desire everyone can achieve success, President Ivanov said, adding that the result achieved by Stojanovski deserves huge attention and respect. President Ivanov wished the young athlete many such successes which contribute at the same time to the international recognition of the Republic of Macedonia. The Macedonian President stressed that the Republic of Macedonia is immensely proud and will always support sports activities of the persons with disabilities.

Such positive and bright examples are an additional motive for all of us together to strive stronger for promotion of the rights, needs and position of the persons with disabilities, President Ivanov said and urged the care for them to be continuous and systematic, both by the state and the society at large.
Stojanovski expressed gratitude for the meeting and informed President Ivanov on his past successes in swimming, as well as on the challenges and future plans. Stojanovski also expressed gratitude for the support of the Macedonian institutions.

Andrej Stojanovski won the silver medal in the 1,500m freestyle at the World Deaf Swimming Championship in San Antonio, US, which was held from 17 till 22.08.2015. 22 countries participated at the 2015 World Championship. Stojanovski's result is the best result in swimming by athletes with a disability in the Republic of Macedonia.