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On 6 September 2018 the District Court for Prague 10 began to hear the trial of three football fans indicted for assaulting a dark-skinned man on a tram in 2017. If convicted of battery and other felonies the three young men face up to eight years in prison. Defendants Štěpán Černín (left) and Tomáš Satora (right) are shown here arriving in court. (PHOTO: Czech News Agency)
Czech court again acquits youths accused of assaulting man because of his skin color, prosecutor may appeal
12.12.2019 5:45 full story
Czech ice hockey friendly goes uncompleted after fans racially abuse Romani player and his team stops play in protest
1.9.2019 15:06 full story
England: Czech emigré of Romani origin establishes boxing team for children from the Czech Republic and Slovakia
8.7.2019 8:48 full story
Czech kickboxer of Romani origin to compete next week at MMA gala in Prague
21.6.2019 7:43 full story
Slovak football tournament brings together diplomats, Roma and politicians for the fifth time
9.4.2019 7:38 full story
videoVIDEO: Kickbox champ of Czech Republic wins again, celebrates with the Romani flag
30.3.2019 11:01 full story
Romani athlete Dominik Oračko of the Czech Republic wins two gold medals and one silver at the Youth World Weightlifting Championships
18.3.2019 8:26 full story
Romani girl who won race in Slovakia while running in flats keeps on winning
19.2.2019 8:46 full story
Romani kickbox champ of Czech Republic celebrates victory at Muay-Thai evening in Slovakia with Romani flag around his shoulders
11.2.2019 16:53 full story
videoCzech and Romani-Slovak rappers box each other in front of sold-out arena in Prague
29.12.2018 11:57 The long-awaited boxing match between rappers Marpo and Rytmus was the high point of the "XFN Night of the Champions" in a sold-out O2 arena in Prague on 27 December. Marpo (given name Otakar Petřina) won on points against Rytmus (given name Patrik Vrbovský). full story
videoInterview with Czech and European kickbox champion from the Romani community, Václav Sivák
3.11.2018 12:06 Václav Sivák, Europe's junior champion last year and now the winner in the male category of the international kickbox championship in the Czech Republic, was the guest of ROMEA TV's "10 Minutes Plus" with Richard Samko. Sivák is being spoken of by sports media outlets as one of the biggest talents in this discipline in the Czech Republic. full story
Czech Youth Olympics team has its first medal - Romani community can be proud of the record-setting performance too
12.10.2018 9:26 The first medal for the Czech team at the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games was won during the very first day of competition by weightlifterFrantišek Polák, who came in third in the Men's 56 kg category. On his way to the bronze medal he broke three Czech junior records. full story
Slovakia: Girl from impoverished Romani family wins race running in flats
8.9.2018 7:08 Annamárie Horváthová, a pupil from an impoverished Romani family, has drawn attention and expressions of sympathy from the public in Slovakia after winning a race in which, unlike her competitors, she was wearing just flats. A co-organizer of the competition has found a sponsor who has now given the girl new running shoes and socks. full story
Czech state funding for nonprofits goes mostly to social policy and sports
29.4.2018 12:21 The Czech nonprofit organization to receive the greatest proportion of subsidies from the state budget during 2016 was, as it has traditionally been, the Football Association of the Czech Republic, which received CZK 375 900 000 [EUR 15 million]. Tens of millions more crowns in taxpayer money are also given to footballers through separate subsidies at the regional and municipal levels. full story
Czech Republic: Boxing club gets boys and girls off the streets of excluded localities
23.2.2018 7:32 Patrik Horváth, David Tokár and René Pokuta established the Boxing King Club in Ostrava a year and a half ago. They had no experience with managing a boxing club but put their minds to it and the outcomes their charges have achieved after a year of operations are motivating them to continue. full story
Czech Republic: Romani children's grades improve after joining floorball teams
3.1.2018 10:23 Last week the Czech daily Mostecký deník reported that Romani children attending a primary school that serves the Chánov housing estate have begun to dedicate themselves to the sport of floorball. They play after school twice a week. full story
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