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Czechs in HistoryA look at the history of the Sokol movement in Canada
In this Czechs in History we'll be looking at one of the most famous and
enduring Czech organisations ever, the patriotic athletics body known as
Sokol - or Falcon - a gymnastics organisation founded in Bohemia in 1862,
that soon spread to various countries around the world, including
Slovenia, Poland, the U.S., and Australia. For our purposes, though, we'll
be looking at the Sokol movement in Canada, which is now 94 years old. Jan
Velinger recently spent a month in Toronto meeting Czech-Canadians who had
at least two things in common: membership in Sokol and a passion for
volleyball!
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Current AffairsLondon Sokol founded an incredible one hundred years ago this year
Founded in 1862 during the Czech national revival, the Sokol sports
organisation was dedicated to creating a strong and fit Czech people ready
to build a new state. The London branch of Sokol was founded in 1903. When
I attended one of their meetings recently I asked chairman Ladislav
Potucek who had set up London Sokol an incredible 100 years ago?
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Current AffairsSokol slet ends in Prague on Sunday
The 13th Sokol slet, or rally, ended in Prague on Sunday. The mass event, bringing together members of the Sokol sports organization from all over the Czech Republic as well as from abroad, even from countries as distant as Australia, was more than just a performance of mass calisthenics, it was a demonstration of unity and, in spite of all odds, of patriotic determination to keep national traditions alive, says .
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Current AffairsSokol slet starts in Prague
Prague will be the venue of a very Czech event this weekend, namely the Sokol slet. 25,000 members of the Sokol organization will come together for a variety of mass calisthenics performed in Prague's huge Strahov stadium. The event is the result of a year of training for various groups of people - from primary school pupils to pensioners. And it is an attempt to bring back an old national tradition, which says, has not been easy.
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