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European Team Championships
"It is absolutely natural to me to support Ostrava as a candidate for any big athletic event.
Several generations of athletes in the world know Ostrava. The best of them are coming to the Ostrava Golden Spike Meeting every year and love coming back again and again. Fantastic crowds in the tribunes simply make one do their best in the track and in the field. The best performance is also on the organisers side. I can realy say this as an athlete as well as a coach. Ostrava that´s credit verified by many years of experience, my personal experience. And always a good choice. Well, I don´t think it´s necessary to explain broadly why to organise big athletic events in Ostrava. I can only say that I would love for teams of athletes from all over the Europe to have the opportunity to enjoy competing in Ostrava as I did."
Jan Železný, official ambassador of the City of Ostrava bid for the Eropean Team Championships 2014, multiple Olympic winner, world champion and world record holder, IOC member
"I love competing in Ostrava. Any time."
"You know, I'm a big fan of Ostrava. I know that the European Team Championships would have a very special atmosphere there. I would be happy for this special opportunity. And I'm definitely not alone."
Jaroslav Bába, Olympic, World and European medallist
"I cannot imagine my life without bringing athletics to the world and the world of athletics to my country and my home town of Ostrava.
Apart from other events, I've been one of the organisers of the Ostrava Golden Spike Meeting for over 35 years and I believe that our team has brought the event a step further to be one of the best in the world. We would like to do the same with other international events organised in Ostrava. I'm sure we can do this."
Oldřich Zvolánek, European Team Championships 2014 Bid Team Executive Director, Czech Athletic Federation Vice-President , IAAF World Challenge Ostrava Golden Spike Technical Director
"It is an excellent opportunity for the Czech Republic to try to win the candidacy for such significant European athletic events.
We don't want to miss out on any challenge like this, we want to do our best to apply responsibly."
Libor Varhaník, the European Team Championships 2014 Bid Team President, the Czech Athletic Federation President
"The representatives of the City of Ostrava are fully convinced,
that big and successfull investment into athletic future will be crowned by a celebratory opening of the "new" stadium on the occasion of a big European athletic event. We want to share our city with the whole Europe."
Martin Štěpánek, City of Ostrava Vice-Mayor, member of European Team Championships 2014 bidding
News:
17 May 2012
Ostrava Top European Athletics Events Attract Businessmen
Jan Heller is one of the most significant businessmen in the region, though a former ice-hockey player, nowadays he actively supports athletics in his hometown of Ostrava. He started building up his company twenty years ago and he has become one of the linchpins of the Audi and Volkswagen import in the Czech Republic. He has his showrooms in several places in the Czech Republic and is constantly developing his services and business. ...
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