Editing Požega, Croatia (section)

==Sports and recreation==
[[File:Orljava in Pozega.jpg|thumb|Orljava river]]
Internationally, the most important sporting event in Požega is the annual international [[judo]] tournament held in October, organized by the local Judokan judo club.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://slavonski.hr/medunarodni-judo-turnir-pozega-open-2014-judo-klub-judokan-iz-pozege-osvojio-prvo-ekipno-mjesto/ |title=MEĐUNARODNI JUDO TURNIR "Požega open 2014"– Judo klub "Judokan" iz Požege osvojio prvo ekipno mjesto |access-date=2014-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210210648/http://slavonski.hr/medunarodni-judo-turnir-pozega-open-2014-judo-klub-judokan-iz-pozege-osvojio-prvo-ekipno-mjesto/ |archive-date=2014-12-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Among other significant sporting events in Požega, in May there is a [[motocross]] race as a part of the Croatian championship, in June there is car race held on Glavica race track, and in September there is a [[basketball]] tournament.

The sports hall Grabrik, the [[Orljava]] river and the surrounding hills are the major sports and recreational areas of Požega. [[Angling]] opportunities are provided on the Orljava and Veličanka rivers, and there is also small game [[hunting]] in the lowlands and high game in the nearby hills.  Traditional Slavonian specialities and wines are offered throughout the region.

The local chapter of the [[Croatian Mountaineering Society|HPS]] is ''HPD "Sokolovac"'', which had 106 members in 1936 under the Julije Strepački presidency.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1936 |orig-date=1936-05-15 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title="Sokolovac" — Sl. Požega |page=240 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=32 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193607.pdf |language=hr}}</ref> Membership fell to 97 in 1937,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1937 |orig-date=1937-05-05 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title=Izvještaj tajnika |pages=221–252 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=33 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193707.pdf |language=hr}}</ref>{{rp|248}} and to 96 in 1938 under the Antun Mihelčić presidency.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1938 |orig-date=1938-05-05 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title=Izvještaj tajnika |pages=222–254 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=34 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193807.pdf |language=hr}}</ref>{{rp|225}}

On 17 May 2013 the first ever professional boxing event was held in Grabrik sports hall with [[Mark de Mori]] fighting Adnan Buharalija for the WBU Heavyweight World title. de Mori, whose wife Milijana Vojnovic is from Pozega, won the bout in the 5th round when Buharalija retired in his corner. The event was promoted by Pozegans Nail Mahmutović and Tomislav Jakobovic.

The [[NK Slavonija Požega]] is the major football club who play in the third tier of the Croatian football pyramid.