Awkward Former Champions Slackers

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Family members have been giving Lidija Markovic 1,000 euros ($1,065) so she can get out of bed, but she hasn’t done so in more than a month and doesn’t have any plans to move.

The 23-year-old beautician is competing in the Lazy Olympics on behalf of Montenegro, a country known for its relaxed environment along the Adriatic coast. Montenegro is even the source of the amusing proverb “If you feel like working, sit down.” It’ll pass.”

As per the statement made by the organizer, Radonja Blagojevic, “the competition is a playful satire on the stereotype of sluggish Montenegrins.””

But to stay this still need willpower. Of the seventeen contestants from throughout Europe, just three came from Serbia and one from Montenegro.

Markovic said, “”I’ve been in bed for 800 hours—34 days,” after the last four broke the record for the longest lie-in.

“I’m not sure when I’ll get bored, but I’ll get up when I do.