What are the traditional Czech sports, how is this sport played, what are the Czech sports strengths and how is this sport played?

Overview of Czech sports

The whole world knows the names of famous Czech athletes such as Emil Jantopek, Janomir Jagr, Pavel Nedved, Jean Gerelzhny and many others. The achievements of the ice hockey team - the big winner of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and numerous world championships - skiing, soccer, and shooting have made sports fans all over the world go crazy.

The Czechs love sports and are almost universally devoted to them. Almost every collective sport in the Czech Republic has a large number of amateur organizations and enthusiastic organizers who organize numerous events in their spare time.

At the same time, Czech athletes, both men and women, have achieved remarkable success in their professional careers. Especially since the beginning of the 21st century, athletes have had the best of times.

The Czech ice hockey team won three consecutive World Championships in 1999, 2000 and 2001, which boosted morale and gave the Czech Republic the Nagano Ice Hockey Olympics.

The Czech soccer team also showed their professionalism, ranking third in Europe in 2004.

In athletics, the javelin thrower Jean Gérényi, a three-time Olympic champion and the greatest athlete in Europe and the world in 2000, made a myth. The first world record holder in the decathlon, Roman Schebler, also put the Czech Republic in the history of world sport.

But other sports were not so far behind, such as Czech volleyball and soccer. So much so that it is often remembered only for the Czech soccer team's participation in the European Championships, and Prague became one of the cities where fans watched the championships year after year.

The Czechs were not only good athletes, but also innovators, such as Franti?ík Janda Suk, who won the discus throw at the 1900 Summer Olympics by improving the material of the equipment, and whose innovations have been adopted by the sport of discus throw ever since.

The historical development of Czech sports and Czech sports organizations

Sports have a very long history in the Czech Republic, dating back to the 14th century during the reign of the House of Luxembourg. At that time it was different knighthoods that awarded competitions, which can be considered as a precursor of today's sports competitions.

From the 16th century, sledding and ice skating became popular sports, but ice skating was invented as far back as the 13th century.

By the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, indoor sports had begun to appear, and you can find them in the Prague Castle today. The nobility played tennis and other ball games indoors, and also enjoyed other sports such as archery. Nine-column tournaments also became popular.

By the 17th century, fencing was also born.

The Czech Olympic Committee, a sports powerhouse with a Czech Olympic Committee subordinate to the IOC, has been preparing all the infrastructure since 2004 and has already submitted an application to host the Summer Olympics in Prague in 2016.

The Czech Sports Association is concerned with the development of sport in the Czech Republic and is also the unofficial federation of all sports. The scope of its involvement is extremely broad, amounting to as many as 70 sports. By December 31, 2006, there were 90 associations, 9,231 sports organizations and sports clubs with 1,504,289 members. These also include the Czech Sports Association, the Bohemian-Moravian Football Association and the Czech Ice Hockey Association.

The Sokol (Eagles) Sports Association was founded in 1862 under the leadership of Miroslav Tyrs and Jindrich Fugner, while other Sokol organizations were gradually established in various regions of the Czech Republic, and were unified in 1904 to form the Czech Sokol Community, the oldest organization of its kind in the world. This is the oldest organization of its kind in the world.

The Sokol was not only a sports organization, but also a patriotic and democratic organization. For this reason, the Sokol was almost stopped three times. All centralized regimes in the history of Czechoslovakia have issued bans on it. The first ban on Sokol took place in 1915, during World War I; the second in the Nazi occupation of Czech territory; and the third in 1948.

Sokol was resurrected again in 1990. The present-day Sokol supports 57 sports organized in the CSO, including a very broad range of sports for people of all ages and abilities, as well as for people with disabilities. The Sokol organization has made a significant impact on the Terry Fox Run in the Czech Republic, which is attended by several people in Canada. The Czech Sokol Sports Association (CSO) is organized in all regions of the Czech Republic*** and 43 countries. The headquarters are located in Tyrs House in Prague. The Czech Sokol Sports Association (CSO) is the most numerous organization in the World Sokol Federation.

Traditional Czech sports

Among the many strengths of Czech sports, we can list not only ice hockey, soccer, track and field and obstacle water skiing, but also, for example, cycle ball, where in the 70s and 80s the Pospí?il brothers won 20 world championships. world titles in the 70s and 80s.

Decathlon Czech **** and the country in the decathlon program, for a long time was the absolute world leader. And this leadership was first started by Robert Změlík, who won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Czechoslovakia showed the world that the decathlon was not just a battle of strength, and that these throwing specialists did not have to win every time. Since then, other decathletes have begun to focus more on perseverance training based on this Czech template. After ?emelík, another great athlete, Tomá? Dvo?ák (Tomá? Dvo?ák), entered the field. However, the three-time world champion, European champion and Atlanta bronze medalist began to suffer from an illness in 2000, and it was then that Roman Scheibler appeared. It was Scheibler who, on May 27, 2001, in the Austrian town of G?tzis, miraculously broke the 9,000-point border, breaking Dvorak's world record by 9,026 points. Schebler did not play in the 2001 Edmonton Championship, but Dvorak went and earned himself a third world title. Schebler also won the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and led the event. Schebler is the true leader of the decathlon.

Obstacle Skiing Czech **** and the country also usually wins gold medals in obstacle skiing, thanks to the decreasing number of rivers and the increase in the number of man-made canals. And there are so many obstacle water skiing fans and athletes in the Czech Republic thanks to the victory of Luká? Pollert at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Four years later, this victory was continued by Szetepanka Hilgertová (?těpánka Hilgertová). In the following years, she was regarded as the number one woman in Olympic competition. She was successful at both the World Cup and the World Championships, as well as taking gold at the Sydney Olympics. Catamaran is also a traditional Czech sport. Marek Jiras and Tomá? Máder won bronze in Sydney, while Jaroslav Volf and Ond?ej ?těpánek followed with victories in Athens. All these athletes are among the world's elite.

Soccer and ice hockeyThe most popular and popular sports in the Czech **** and the country remain soccer and ice hockey. In both sports the Czech Republic is a world superpower, both backed by a strong social mass base. Matches and tournaments of amateur enthusiast teams are long-lasting and the need to rent a soccer stadium or a hockey arena for any event is not a problem. Of course this has nothing to do with media publicity and sponsor interest. Whenever the national team wins, it's like a holiday in the Czech Republic. When the Czech ice hockey team returned triumphantly from the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, fans flocked to Prague's Old Town Square, singing triumphal songs and loudly cheering the names of their heroes - the players of the ice hockey team, who were even on a par with the presidents of their **** and country.

Other sportsThe Czech Republic is also credited with popularizing certain sports worldwide. For example, handball (in Czech parlance, although not so common, called national handball - this is distinguished from ordinary handball, where the playing field is divided into sections, and each player can only move within the prescribed limits according to the role he exercises in the team), volleyball and mountain biking. The Czech Republic is a leader in all of these sports and has also won many prizes at the international level. In addition, the Czech Republic is also involved in the operation of international organizations to help these sports to be better and more correct, for example, the Czech Republic is the initiator of the just newly created European Volleyball Federation.

Sports events hosted by the Czech Republic

Golden Shoe Grand PrixThe games, which are held in Ostrava, are classified as a Super Grand Prix and are always star-studded.

Prague International Marathon - The Prague International Marathon is held in the historical and cultural center of the city, and in addition to the Czech Marathon Championships in May, there is a steady stream of other races, such as the Family Race, the Half Marathon, the Women's Race, the Corporate Race, and many others. The course runs through the entire center of the city - known as the most beautiful place in the world - around the ends of the Charles Bridge, and against the backdrop of the Prague Castle, thousands of marathon runners from more than 60 countries around the world begin their race. The Prague International Marathon is the most popular race in all of Europe and a cultural event, attracting more than 170,000 spectators in 2004 alone, as well as bringing the best runners to the city.

Rowing, Dragon Boat and Kayak Racing - The center of Prague, on the Vltava River, is also the site of rowing, dragon boat and kayak racing. Historic rowing and dragon boat races have always attracted many enthusiasts. The Czech Indoor Open has been popularized since 1993, but while the first tournament featured only 43 teams from the Czech Republic, Germany, Russia and Switzerland, in 2004 there were 221 teams from 19 countries.

Motorcycle racing - Czech motorcycle racing has an extensive and long history. Not only does it have teams like the ?koda Motorcycle team (?koda Motorsport factory team), the Barum rally team, but it is also blessed with geographical advantages. The Masazhko Circuit in Brno is one of the best natural circuits and attracted 120,000 spectators to the Czech Grand Prix in 2005. The East Bohemian city of Pardubice also hosts the Golden Helmet every year because of its natural terrain.

Horse racing - Pardubice is also a city that hosts horse racing on what is said to be the toughest track on the continent. Horse racing has been organized since 1874.

Winter sports - The Czech Republic has been hosting a wide variety of ice competitions since the beginning of the popularity of winter sports. For example, the annual snow jumping competition is held in Harrachov. And in 2009, Liberec will host the World Ski Championships.

Czech sports facilities

The construction of numerous modern sports venues over the past few years has made the Czech Republic one of the best countries in Europe in terms of sports facilities.

Sazka Arena - Praha Construction began in September 2002 and was completed in February 2005, Sazka is a multi-purpose sports, exhibition and performance venue. Maximum spectator capacity is 18,000.

Chez Arena (?EZ Aréna) - The Chez Arena in Vítkovice, which opened in 1986, has been renovated and refurbished in a new form and now has a capacity of 4,000-13,000 spectators.

Tipsport arena - Liberec This multi-purpose arena with a capacity of 9,000 spectators is used not only for sports events but also for cultural and social events, and its amenities are among the best in Europe.

Duhová Aréna - Pardubice In 2001, after eight months of construction work, the arena was reopened and the 50-year-old ice hockey rink was given a new look.

Budvar Aréna - Budějovice, Czech RepublicThis stadium, built in 1946, was renovated in August 2002 after being damaged by the flooding of the Vltava River.

T-Mobile Aréna - Praha

Toyota Arena - Praha

Strahov Stadium - Prague. -Prague (Praha) This stadium, consisting of six grass and two artificial turf playing fields, has an overall area of more than six hectares and is in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Czech sports personalities

They are famous at home as well as all over the world for their speed, perseverance, toughness and courage, and they make the Czech Republic proud.

Decathlon

Tomá? Dvo?ák (born May 11, 1972)

Roman?ebrle (born November 26, 1974)

Water sports

těpánka Hilgertová (born April 10, 1968)

Water sports

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Martin Doktor(born 1974)

Athletics

Emil Zátopek(1922 - 2000)

Dana Zátopková(born 1922)

Jan ?elezn ?(born June 16, 1966)

Helena Fibingerová(born 1949)

Jarmila Kratochvílová(born 1951)

árka Ka?párková(born 1971)

Hockey

Jaromír Jágr (born February 15, 1972)

Ivan Hlinka (1950-2004)

Dominik Ha?ek (born 1965)

Patrik Eliá?(born 1976)

Skating

árka Záhrobská(born February 11, 1985)

Kate?ina Neumannová(born February 2, 1973)

Football

Pavel Nedvěd(born 1972)

Petr ?ech(born 1982)

Speed skating

Martina Sáblíková(born May 27, 1987)

Figure skating

Alena (Aja) Vrzánová(born 1931)

Tennis

Jaroslav Drobn?(1921-2001)

Ivan Lendl (born July 3, 1960)

Martina Navrátilová (born October 8, 1956)

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Free skating

Ale? Valenta(born 1973)

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