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Current AffairsCzech anti-chemical troops join security force in Athens
The second batch of Czech soldiers left for Greece on Wednesday to take
part in the massive security operations at the Olympic Games in Athens. In
all, some 100 Czech soldiers specialised in anti-biological and chemical
warfare will guard the city from August 1 to September 30, when the
Paralympics end. The one million Euro mission (30.3 million Czech crowns)
is to be covered by the Czech Republic, Greece, and the NATO alliance.
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Sports NewsCzech athletes ready to go for gold to Athens
The Czech Republic will send a larger team to the Olympic Games in Athens
than ever before. Last week the Czech National Olympic Committee nominated
a total of 136 athletes in 19 sports for the games. Eleven members of the
team have already won an Olympic medal in the past. For the three-time
Olympic winner, javelin thrower Jan Zelezny, this will be no less than his
fifth games. The president of the Czech Olympic Committee Milan Jirasek
names the sport disciplines at which the Czech Republic is particularly
strong:
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Wearing a grass hat to Athens: Czech athletes try out their new sports gear
for the summer Olympics. A bull slips through the net to join the Prague
cow parade. And, a toothache can be murder - especially if your tooth
weighs four and a half kilos. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela
Lazarova.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic to provide anti-chemical troops for Athens Olympics
The Czech Republic looks set to send anti-chemical specialists to the
Olympic Games in Athens this August. The government approved the plan on
Wednesday, after lengthy negotiations with the Greek authorities. If
parliament gives its approval, around 100 Czech soldiers will leave for
Athens at the end of July, and stay there until late September, when the
Paralympics come to an end.
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