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ABC of CzechGoing for gold in Athens!
Czechs are going for gold in Athens! Cesi bojuji o zlato! Ahoj
and welcome to a special Olympic edition of ABC of Czech. In today's
programme we'll learn how to talk about the Olympics - olympiada in Czech,
which as you can see is written with a lower-case 'o.'
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Current AffairsCzech victories in Olympics of the past
Czechs can take pride in the fact that they were among the pioneers of the
modern Olympic movement. Although they missed the first games in 1896,
they did take part in Paris in 1900 - thanks in no small part to the work
of Jiri Guth, the founder of the Czech Olympic Committee and a close
friend of Pierre de Coubertin. At that time they were still part of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. Since then Czech athletes have come a very long
way indeed. We now look back at some memorable Czech moments in Olympic
history gone by. More
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In Sports News: Czech Roman Sebrle has beaten his main rival Tom Pappas of
the US in a warm-up for the decathlon at the Olympics in Athens. At
tennis's French Open, the last Czech in the competition, Denisa Chladkova,
has been knocked out, while Martina Navratilova has ruled out appearing at
Wimbledon after an unsuccessful singles return at Roland Garros. And in
football, the Czech national team play two friendly matches this week as
they continue preparations for Euro 2004.
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Three Czech football players scored their debut international goals in a
5:1 win over Canada on Saturday that showed the squad's strength in depth.
Meanwhile, the country's Under 21s - the reigning European champions - are
in a good position to reach their Euro 2004, after beating Switzerland
away in the first leg of play-offs. Decathlete Roman Sebrle has once again
been named Czech Athlete of the Year, and 17-year-old Jakub Sindel has
broken Jaromir Jagr's record to become the youngest player to ever score a
hat trick in the domestic ice hockey league.
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Ahead of the World Athletics Championships which begin in Paris on
Saturday, the greatest athlete in the history of the javelin, Jan Zelezny,
tells us why he left the announcement he was going so late, adding he
hopes to finish his career on a high at next year's Olympics. And Roman
Sebrle, who holds the world points record in the decathlon, says that
while he too has Athens in his sights, his main aim at the moment is to
take gold in Paris.
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Javelin legend Jan Zelezny is looking forward to what may be his last big
meeting in the Czech Republic, next week's Golden Spike in Ostrava. Former
ice hockey megastar Dominik Hasek has been banned from in-line hockey for
a year for attacking an opponent. The Czech football team which reached
the final of Euro 96 have reunited for an exhibition match in Prague and
goalkeeper Petr Cech could fulfil a childhood dream by signing with
Spanish giant Barcelona.
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