A trophy from Sarajevo: our kids are the best team at the Throne BJJ Championship
Nine golds, four silvers and one bronze from 18 entries, and the trophy for first place in the kids team standings. That is what the Montenegro Top Team squad brought back to Podgorica from the international Throne BJJ Championship, held at the Ramiz Salčin hall in Mojmilo, Sarajevo.
The tournament in numbers
- 18 entries, and all 18 reached a medal match
- 13 finals: nine wins and four silvers
- five bronze-medal matches: one bronze and four fourth places
- four to seven matches per competitor in a single day
We came to Sarajevo with far fewer competitors than the other clubs. So the team trophy did not come from the number of entries but from the success rate: nobody on the team went out before a medal match.
Who won what
Seven competitors fought in two brackets: their own age group and the one above, against older children. The older bracket alone produced four golds and a bronze. Vasilije Pavićević and David Vuksanović lost the final in their own age group and then won the bracket above.
| Competitor | Own age group | Older age group |
|---|---|---|
| Uroš Jušković | gold | gold |
| Teodor Komatina | gold | gold |
| Vasilije Pavićević | silver | gold |
| David Vuksanović | silver | gold |
| Nemanja Raščanin | gold | bronze |
| Aleksa Radonjić | gold | 4th place |
| Luka Jovović | gold | 4th place |
Zaha Nurković and Ognjen Ivaštanin also won silver medals. Andrej Ivaštanin and Emir Delijić were stopped in the bronze-medal match and finished fourth.
From the head coach
We pulled off a real feat, something you do not see often: with far fewer competitors than the other clubs we had an exceptionally high success rate. The children come home richer for a great deal of experience and new successes. We brought to Podgorica the trophy for the best kids team, which is a strong confirmation of our system of work and our love for the sport. These children have a bright future ahead of them.
Same team, second big result in under two months
This is not a one-off. In September, at the Balkan Open in Banja Luka, Zaha Nurković, Nemanja Raščanin, Vasilije Pavićević, Uroš Jušković, David Vuksanović and Aleksa Radonjić stood on the podium. All six are among the medallists in Sarajevo too.
How these kids train
Kids at the club train a hybrid programme of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo, with no striking. The Kids group trains three times a week, Youth every weekday, at Medunska 4 in Podgorica. Competing is not required: the ones who want to go to tournaments go. The first week of training is free.
In the press
- Lob Sport: MTT the best in Sarajevo4 November 2026