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Current AffairsThe year in Czech sport - a brief review
In this review of the year in sport we take a brief look back at how Czech
sportsmen and women fared over the last year. We start with the first
major event of the year, the World Ice Hockey Championships, which were
held in Prague and Ostrava, attracting over half a million spectators.
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One on OneJan Palicka - sportswriter
In this edition of One on One we find out what it's like to be a sports
reporter on the Czech beat: my guest is Jan Palicka, a sportswriter for
the major Czech daily Mlada Fronta Dnes, who covered such memorable events
this year like the European Football Championships in Portugal - where the
Czechs excelled - and the Athens Olympics, where they clinched just one
gold. When we met at a garden café some time ago I began by asking Jan how
he long he had been involved in writing and why he had chosen sports. More
MailboxFrom ballroom dancing to the Olympics - questions from listeners across the world
In this week's Mailbox, we have letters from the US, India and Ireland.
Mohammad Shamim asks about Czech participation in the Olympics, Jonathan
Murphy recalls his recent visit to Radio Prague and Otto Schwartz has a
question about dance schools in the Czech Republic. And you will also find
this month's Radio Prague quiz question. More
Current AffairsLaunch of book on Olympics offers chance to reflect on Czech achievements in Athens
This week saw the publication of a book simply entitled "Athens
2004" by Herbert Slavik, a Czech photographer who spent the recent
Olympics chronicling the feats of the Czech team at the Games. The Czech
Republic took one gold, three silver and four bronze medals in Athens, and
the general secretary of the Czech Olympic Committee, Vladimir Dostal,
says that was an achievement.
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Current AffairsLenka Smidova on winning (and almost losing!) the Czech Republic's firstever Olympic medal in sailing
Lenka Smidova made a little bit of history recently, when she took the
Czech Republic's first ever Olympic medal in sailing, a silver in the
"Europe" category. Since returning from Athens, Lenka - who
spends nine months of the year on the sea in various parts of the world -
has been enjoying some time at home, attending numerous events celebrating
her success. I spoke to the Olympic medal winner in Prague on Tuesday, and
asked her if she had been confident of success ahead of the Athens Games.
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Current AffairsThe Czech paralympic team leaves for Athens
The 2004 Olympic Games in Athens came to an end last Sunday. But the
Paralympic Games in Athens are about to follow on their heels, starting on
the 17th of September. What are the hopes of the Czech Paralympic team?
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Sports NewsSports News
In Sports News: the closing weekend of the Athens Olympics was
disappointing for the Czech Republic, with Jan Zelezny finishing ninth in
the javelin and other athletes narrowly missing out on medals; the Czech
ice hockey team are preparing for their opening game at the sport's World
Cup; Tomas Galasek looks set to miss the Czech football team's first World
Cup qualifier on Wednesday week. More
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