Current Affairs Tennis star Helena Sukova talks about this and past Olympics
The Czech Republic is in the grip of Olympic fever. Thousands of Czechs have travelled to Athens for the Olympic games and those who couldn't make the trip are taking days off from work, buying new TV sets and placing bets on the winners. Czech bookmakers predict that the Czech team will be at least as successful as it was in the last games in Sydney -where it won eight medals in all. This year three of the biggest Czech medal hopefuls are the canoeist Stepanka Hilgertova in the wild water slalom, Roman Sebrle, the first person in the world to exceed the magic 9000 points mark in the decathlon, and the 31-year-old pistol shooter, Martin Tenk. Among those who will be rooting for the Czechs is none other than the Czech-born tennis star Helena Sukova. Sukova won silver medals in doubles at the 1988 and 1996 Olympics. She has gold and silver medals from Wimbledon, the US Open, the French Open, and the Australian Open. This year, for the first time, she will be a mere spectator at the games. Dita Asiedu spoke to her shortly before her departure for Athens.
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