The
Czech paralympic team refers to
athletes and their support teams, who represent or represented the
Czech Republic at the
Paralympic games. It also includes a team of many people who have to coordinate security, and work on the preparation and realization of all Czech paralympic activities.
The
Czech paralympic committee (CPC) is the body whose main function is to develop ideas of paralympism in the Czech Republic and is responsible for preparing and supplying stately representation for the Czech Republic at the summer or winter Paralympic games.
The
mascot for the Czech paralympic team is a bird named "Emil".
Winter paralympic games Turin 2006
<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: -->The last paralympic games were situated in
Turin in 2006. The Czech Republic was represented by five athletes at these games. They were:<br/>
- Stanislav Loska - amputation of upper limb
- Michal Nevrkla - above-knee amputation
- Jan Dostál - above-knee amputation
- Radim Kozlovský - paraplegic
- Anna Kulíšková - vision-impaired
At the opening ceremonies of these paralympic games, the
flag-bearer for the Czech Republic was Anna Kulíšková.
Alpine Skiing
All five athletes representing the Czech republic participated in the
Alpine skiing event. The first competition for members of the team was
downhill skiing at the Borgata ski slope, one of the most dreaded, and the results were disappointing. Anna Kulíšková did not finish her runs in the competition....
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