ZAGREB, 22 Aug, 2021 - Croatian sailor, 16-year-old Petra Marendić, a scholarship holder of the Marin Čilić Foundation in the 2020/21 generation, achieved great success by claiming the silver medal at the 2021 ILCA 4.7 Youth World Championships in Ireland.

"This is my first medal from the world championships and I'm truly happy because of it," said Marendić, who is a member of Split's Mornar sailing club.

Last year, Marendić won the title of youth European champion in Portugal.

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