The Slovenian Chess Championship is the national chess championship held in Slovenia. The championship has been played since the 1950s, first as a regional championship in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and after the independence of Slovenia as a national championship. Before 1991, the championship was usually played as a qualifier for the Yugoslav Chess Championship in which not always the best players participated. This is because the best Slovenian players were often automatically qualified for the championship based on rating or performance in other tournaments.
The Slovenia national handball team represents Slovenia in international handball matches. Their biggest success is the silver medal from the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship, as well as claiming third place at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Ana Srebrnič is a Slovene chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 2006.
Marko Klasinc is a Slovenian chess problemist.
Rokometni klub Gorenje Velenje, commonly referred to as RK Gorenje Velenje or simply Gorenje, is a Slovenian handball club from Velenje that competes in the Slovenian First League, the top tier of Slovenian handball. They play their games at the Red Hall. The club has won four Slovenian Championships and three Slovenian cup titles. Gorenje also participated in the EHF competitions for many seasons, including the EHF Cup, the EHF Cup Winners' Cup, and the EHF Champions League. Together with Celje, they are the only club that have participated in every season of the Slovenian First League since its formation in 1991.
The Slovenian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Slovenia. The event has been held under this name since 1992. From 1985 to 1991, it was called the Slovenian Republic Championships.
The Slovenian Basketball League, abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia and consists of eleven clubs. The most successful team is Cedevita Olimpija with 20 titles.
The Croatian Chess Championship is the annual individual national chess championship of Croatia.
Albin Planinc was a Slovenian-Yugoslavian chess Grandmaster.
The European Chess Union (ECU) is an independent association for the interests of European chess.
The Slovenian Hockey League or the National Championship is the highest level ice hockey league in Slovenia. The championship phase is contested after the regular season to determine the national champion.
Sport in Slovenia consists of a wide range of team and individual sports. The most popular team sports are football, basketball, volleyball, ice hockey, and handball. While the most popular individual sports are skiing, ski jumping, athletics, cycling, and tennis. Slovenia has competed at fifteen Olympic Games since its inaugural appearance at the 1992 Winter Olympics and is also known for its extreme sport athletes, such as ultramarathon swimmer Martin Strel and extreme skier Davo Karničar.
Luka Lenič is a Slovenian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster. He is the top ranked chess player of his country. Lenič won the under-14 division of the World Youth Chess Championships in Heraklion in 2002. He won the Slovenian Chess Championship in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2013. Lenič has played for the Slovenian national team in the Chess Olympiad, European Team Chess Championship, Mitropa Cup and European Youth Team Championship. He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2017.
Odbojkarski klub Nova KBM Branik, commonly referred to as OK Nova KBM Branik, is a professional women's volleyball team based in Maribor that competes in the Slovenian Volleyball League. Formed in 1946, they are the most successful Slovenian women's volleyball team, winning the Slovenian League 16 times, Slovenian Cup 19 times and the regional MEVZA League 4 times. Before Slovenia's independence in 1991, the team won the Yugoslav Championship four times and reached the Yugoslav Cup final on eight occasions.
Miss Earth Slovenia is a national pageant that selects Slovenia's representative for the Miss Earth.
The Slovenian National Road Race Championships have been held since independence in 1991.
The Slovenian National Time Trial Championships have been held since 1991.
Laura Unuk is a Slovenian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She has been twice world girls' champion in her age category, and was the Slovenian women's champion in 2013. Unuk is the top female player of Slovenia.
The 2020 Slovenian Athletics Championships was the 29th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in Slovenia. It was held between 25–26 July in Celje.
The Yugoslavia national badminton team represented Yugoslavia in international badminton team competitions. It was managed by the Badminton Federation of Yugoslavia, also known as Badmintonska Savez Jugoslavije. The national team competed in the Helvetia Cup two times and were runners-up in 1975.