Olivera Nakovska-Bikova

Winning gold in the SH1 10m air pistol at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 13 Sep 2016)

Coach Branimir Jovanovski. (Athlete, 13 Sep 2016)

Serbian shooter Jasna Shekaric, Macedonian Para shooter Branimir Jovanovski. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2011; 13 Sep 2016)

She missed 10 months of training in 2010 because of epicondylitis [tennis elbow]. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2011)

"Always stay focused." (Athlete, 25 Aug 2011)

She was named the 2019 and 2020 Para Athlete of the Year in Bitola, North Macedonia. (bitolanews.mk, 27 Feb 2021; 09 Feb 2020)

She was North Macedonia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (myinfo.rio2016.com, 06 Sep 2016)

She was named the 2012 Athlete of the Year in Bitola, North Macedonia. (sitel.com.mk, 02 Feb 2013)

She became the first athlete representing North Macedonia to win a Paralympic gold medal in any sport, when she triumphed in SH1 10m air pistol at the 2012 Games in London. The medal was also the first of any colour won by a female North Macedonian athlete at the Paralympic Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Jun 2021; macedoniaonline.eu, 12 Sep 2012; vlada.mk, 02 Sep 2012; paralympic.org, 2012)

She was born without a left arm. (fokus.mk, 10 Sep 2016)

MOTHERHOOD
She competed at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro while six months pregnant. She gave birth to her second child, and first son, Ilija in November that year. (fokus.mk, 15 Nov 2016)