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It hasn't been a great week for Czech sport, with Roman Sebrle's silver in
the decathlon the only Czech medal so far at the World Athletics
Championships in Paris. In football, Sparta Prague have drawn Chelsea,
Lazio and Besiktas in the Champions League. Spare a thought, though, for
Slavia, who battled hard but could not turn around a 3:0 deficit in their
qualifier. And tenth seed Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek are the only Czech
tennis players left at the US Open after the fourth day's play.
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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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Hurdler Jiri Muzik says he hopes to repeat his success at last year's
European Athletics Championships on the world stage. Meanwhile, Jan
Zelezny in the javelin and triple-jumper Sarka Kasparkova say they will be
in Paris next weekend. World champion Valentino Rossi thrills the crowds
at the Czech Motor Cycling Grand Prix in Brno, Milan Hejduk is Czech ice
hockey player of the year and footballer Patrik Berger scores on his debut
for Portsmouth.
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Czech ice hockey fans will have the chance to see the NHL's Stanley Cup up
close on Sunday, when the New Jersey Devils Czech star Patrik Elias shows
the trophy off in his home town. While Jiri Slegr considers his future,
Jaromir Jagr looks set to stay at Washington. In football Slavia Prague
have won away in their Champions League second qualifying tie against
Bosnian side Leotar Trebinje.
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After 16 years without a Czech medal in individual competition, two Czech
biathlonists made it to the podium at the sport's World Championships in
Siberia on Saturday. The Czechs took only one medal at the European Indoor
Atheltics Championships in Birmingham, when Roman Sebrle scored a
disappointing bronze. The line-ups for the ice hockey Extraliga play-offs
have been decided, and in football Sparta stay in front with a win over
Stare Mesto.
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In today's Sports News: Czech skier Martin Koukal adds a 5th place finish
to a successful week at the cross country skiing world championships in
Italy; Czech football side Slavia get set for the second leg of the UEFA
Cup last sixteen; and Jaromir Jagr and Petr Sykora both shine in team
wins in NHL ice hockey action.
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In sports this week: Slavia victorious in UEFA Cup action. Prague teams
tied for top spot in Czech football league. Katerina Holubcova comes in
third at world biathlon championships, Martin Koukal sixth at cross
country world cup. The race for last spots in Hockey playoffs heating up.
And, Martin Straka, Milan Hejduk, and Robert Reichel carry their teams to
victory in NHL action.
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