The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square kilometers (30,452 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec.
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations against the one-party government of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia included students and older dissidents. The result was the end of 41 years of one-party rule in Czechoslovakia, and the subsequent dismantling of the command economy and conversion to a parliamentary republic.
SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. The club currently plays in the Czech First League, the first tier of Czech football. The club played in the first tier league for 30 years between 1984 and 2014, winning the Czech Cup and Czech Supercup in 2012. Being relegated to Czech National Football League in 2014, the club won the league the subsequent season and got a promotion back to First League in 2015, but failed to stay in the top division and were relegated after only one season.
Martin Jiránek is a former Czech international footballer. A defender, Jiránek played in the top division of several countries.
FK Viagem Příbram is a Czech football club from Příbram. The club currently plays in the Czech National Football League. It is the legal successor to Dukla Prague, a club which won 11 national league titles between 1953 and 1982.
Martin Latka is a Czech professional footballer who plays as central defender.
Martin Damm Sr. is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known as a doubles player. His highest singles ranking was No. 42 in August 1997. Damm won a total of 40 titles in doubles, including one Grand Slam title. He reached five singles finals. He played his last tournament in September 2011 at the US Open and lost to Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins 6–3, 6–3.
FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club based in the city of Mladá Boleslav. Since 2004, the club has been participating in the Czech First League.
The Czech Republic national rugby union team is the third tier rugby national team of the Czech Republic.
1. FC Slovácko is a Czech football club based in Uherské Hradiště. The team was established in 1927 as SK Staré Město and on 1 July 2000 as 1. FC Synot, which was a merger of the original club with FC Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště. Since 2009 the club has played in the Czech First League. Slovácko have won one Czech Cup, and reached the cup final a further two times.
FC Vysočina Jihlava is a football club from Jihlava, Czech Republic, which currently plays in the Czech National Football League, after relegated from the Czech First League, the top football competition in the Czech Republic in 2017–18 season. Jihlava played in the top flight for the first time in its history in the 2005–06 season. The club has taken part in the Czech 2. Liga more than 10 times and has also played in the Czech First League.
Martin Frýdek is a Czech football manager and former player, whose position was midfielder. He was lastly the manager of Czech Fourth Division side Český Brod.
The Czech Republic men's national basketball team represents the Czech Republic in international basketball. The team is controlled by the Czech Basketball Federation (ČBF).
Martin Fenin is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a striker for FK Řeporyje. He has represented the Czech Republic national team and formerly played for the youth teams of the Czech Republic from the under-16 level.
Martin Fillo is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a right winger. He is a former Czech Republic international and has played domestic football in the Czech Republic, Norway and England.
MFK Karviná is a football club located in Karviná, Czech Republic. It plays in the Czech First League. The team's colours are green and white.
FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim is a professional football club based in Vlašim, Czech Republic. It currently plays in Czech National Football League.
The 2005 IIHF World Championship final was an ice hockey match that took place on 15 May 2005 at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, to determine the winner of the 2005 IIHF World Championship. The Czech Republic defeated Canada 3–0 to win its fifth championship.
Martin Frýdek is a Czech footballer who plays as a defender for FC Luzern. He is the son of former national team player and namesake Martin Frýdek. His brother, Christián Frýdek, is also a footballer.
