Dear Ismail,

Your silver is not just another success, but the greatest treasure you could give to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Just participating in the Paralympic Games is a huge success, but when one is crowned with a medal, that success is historic and worthy of pride for all of us. Can we support your efforts and work much more and much better? Yes, we can! Can we open our eyes even more to talents like yours? Yes, we can and we have to! Your enormous success is an obligation for all of us not to turn a blind eye to the treasures we have, but to create conditions in which you will train with dignity and calmness and prepare for competitions so that you will always be the best of the best. Sincere congratulations to your parents, your coach who swims through norms and norms with you day and night, who encourages the brave and who gives you the wind at your back! Congratulations to your Club and everyone who works hard and practices with you every day. May all paths of success be open to you, the golden young man who brings a silver medal to your homeland, because you deserve to be at the very top!

Sanja Vlaisavljević, the Federal Minister of Culture and Sports