Sports and Games

Sports and Games Very important for active relaxation and health in general Game - collective (football, basketball) X sport – individual (skiing, swimming)

Kinds of sports – Season sports: summer, winter, seasonal… –  Outdoors: baseball, golf –  Indoors: table-tennis, gymnastic, chess –  Team: all teams games (football, volleyball) –  Single: chess, golf, athletics…

Important world‘s sport events The Olympic Games - every four years, summer and winter part changes every 2 years The World and The European Championships and Cups (football, athletics, skiing, biathlon) The Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments (Australian open, French open, Wimbledon, US open) The Formula One Championship

Most popular sports in Czech Republic

Football Famous players: Antonín Panenka, Karel Poborský, Petr Čech, Pavel Nedvěd Famous teams: Slavia Prague, Sparta Prague, Viktoria Pilsen Achievements: 1996 – silver medal on European Championship in England, 2004 - bronze medal on European Championship in Portugal

Hockey Famous players: Jaroslav Holík, Dominik Hašek, Jaromír Jágr Famous teams: Bílý Tygři Liberec, Škoda Pilsen, Vítkovice Steel Achievements: 1998 – gold medal in Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, 2006 – bronze medal in Winter Olympic Games in Torino, 1993,1996,1999,2000,2001,2005,2010 – golden medals in World Championships

Tennis Famous players: Tomáš Berdych, Petra Kvitová, Radek Štěpánek Achievements: Fed Cup winners in 2015,2014,2012,2011,1988,1985,1984,1983,197 5, Davis cup winners in 2013,2012,1980

Biathlon Recently one of the most popular sports in Czech Republic Famous biathlonists: Gabriela Soukalová, Ondřej Moravec A lot of individual and international achievments in recent years