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Zoe Hobbs sets new Oceania 100m record with 10.94 seconds at Ostrava Golden Spike
The Economic Times
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June 25, 2025
Zoe Hobbs breaks Oceania 100m record at World Athletics Tour event Zoe Hobbs set a new Oceania 100m record with a time of 10.94 seconds at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic. The performance improves upon her previous regional...
Afro Fest Brno Showcases The Cultural Wealth Of Africa Through A Day Of Festivities
Brno Daily
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June 25, 2025
Brno will host the annual Afro Fest on 26 July in the courtyard of the Old Town Hall. Throughout the day, the event will include concerts, dance and music workshops, and traditional food from all over the continent. Visitors will also be able to...
Prague launches direct route to Abu Dhabi boosting MICE links
Conference & Meetings World
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June 17, 2025
Prague, known for its central location and coined ‘the heart of Europe’ has launched a new direct route between its Vaclav Havel Airport to Abu Dhabi through Etihad airlines. Launched on 2 June 2025, this development opens new opportunities for...
Sports Minister Leads Wishes As 'GOAT' Neeraj Chopra Wins Ostrava Golden Spike
News18
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June 25, 2025
Last Updated:June 25, 2025, 09:39 IST Neeraj Chopra won the Golden Spike meet with a throw of 85.29m on Tuesday in Czech Republic. Neeraj Chopra (left) and Mansukh Mandaviya (AFP/PTI)Neeraj Chopra continued his winning run as on Tuesday, he won...
Prague Planetarium unveils Europe's first LED dome
Oman Observer
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June 17, 2025
Following two years of extensive renovations, the Prague Planetarium celebrated the unveiling of its new fully digital LED dome on Saturday. The project marks a significant milestone for the institution, which aims to enhance its educational and...
Chris Robinson secures impressive victory at Ostrava Golden Spike despite wardrobe malfunction
Sportskeeda
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June 25, 2025
American hurdler Chris Robinson secured an impressive victory at the Ostrava Golden Spike Meet 2025 despite a wardrobe malfunction. Robinson fell short of his personal best by one-tenth of a second in the men's 400m hurdles race. According to...
Neeraj Chopra Clinches Ostrava Golden Spike Title with 85.29m Throw
Silicon India
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Neeraj Chopra clinched the Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 javelin title with a best throw of 85.29m, marking his second major win in a month. After a foul start, he secured the top spot with his third attempt, beating Douw Smit (84.12m) and Anderson...
Ostrava restorers bring British 1920s motorcycle back to life
Radio Prague International
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June 18, 2025
The motorcycle is part of a collection counting 41 vehicles, donated to the Moravian-Silesian region in 2019 by late sculptor Miroslav Rybička. The University’s Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, who conducts the restoration, aims to reanimate at...
Police Foil Arson Attack On Brno Synagogue
Brno Daily
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June 25, 2025
Two young people attempted to set fire to a synagogue in Brno last January using an improvised device, senior police officer Bretislav Brejcha told reporters today. The police uncovered the case while investigating a group spreading extremist...
Prague and Warsaw evacuate citizens from Israel
Saudi Gazette
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June 17, 2025
PRAGUE — Czech Defence Minister Jana Cernochova has confirmed a Czech government plane landed in Prague on Tuesday morning carrying 66 people who had been evacuated from Israel. Most were Czech citizens, accompanied by some relatives of other...
Athletics-Robinson overcomes embarrassing wardrobe malfunction to win Ostrava 400 hurdles
The Malaysian Star
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June 24, 2025
Athletics - Ostrava Golden Spike Meeting - Mestsky Stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic - June 24, 2025 Chris Robinson of the U.S. celebrates winning the men's 400m hurdles REUTERS/David W Cerny (Reuters) -American Chris Robinson overcame an...
The end of free movement in Europe? But not to the UK
The Conservative Woman
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July 11, 2025
IN 2023, Germany quietly reintroduced controls at its borders with Poland and the Czech Republic in an attempt to control illegal migration from outside the EU (mostly Middle Eastern, via Russia and Belorussia). Effective from this week, Poland is...
Naser sets 400m record in Ostrava
Gulf Daily News Online
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ATHLETICS – BAHRAIN’S superstar sprinter Salwa Eid Naser powered to a sensational victory last night while setting a new meeting record in the women’s 400 metres at the 64th Ostrava Golden Spike in the Czech Republic. The meet was a Gold-level...
Shoemark on Prague for Criterion test
Sporting Life
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Prague is set to make what trainer Dylan Cunha hopes is the first of two summer visits to York on Saturday. He's an intended runner in the £100,000 Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Criterion Stakes, the first time the track has staged the Group Three...
Koech reigns in Ostrava as Kenyan teen prodigy shatters meeting record
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 24, 2025
Kenya’s teenage prodigy Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech stormed to victory at the 2025 Ostrava Golden Spike at the historic Městský Stadion in Ostrava, Czech Republic, a key stop on the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold, after clocking 3:29.05 in a...
Czech news in brief for July 11: Friday's top headlines
Expats.cz
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July 11, 2025
PRAGUE – Czech health authorities have banned swimming at four sites in the Vysočina region due to cyanobacterial contamination. Kachlička, Ředkovec, Sedlice, and Pilská are currently off-limits. Other ponds, including Medlov, are under warnings...
'I Am Not That Happy': Neeraj Chopra Admits To Below-Par Performance In Ostrava
News18
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June 25, 2025
Last Updated:June 25, 2025, 13:34 IST Neeraj Chopra won Ostrava Golden Spike with an 85.29m throw, but was not satisfied with his performance, aiming for better results at the World Championship. Neeraj Chopra won the Ostrava Golden Spike on...
Prague police hunt suspect after brutal attack on Ukrainian woman
Expats.cz
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June 18, 2025
According to Kateryna, the confrontation began when a man sitting nearby directed profanities at them in Russian. “He was shouting ‘Ukrainian sluts’ at us,” she said. When she asked him in Czech what he had said, the man stood up, blew cigarette...
Neeraj Chopra Wins Ostrava Golden Spike Meet With A Throw Of 85.29M
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Ostrava (Czech Republic), June 24 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra won the javelin throw title in the Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 meet with a best throw of 85.29 metres in the one-day competition on Tuesday.Neeraj had...
Robinson overcomes embarrassing wardrobe malfunction to win Ostrava 400 hurdles
Channel News Asia
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June 24, 2025
American Chris Robinson overcame an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction to win the 400 metres hurdles at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in the Czech Republic on Tuesday, breaking the tape in 48.05 seconds. The 24-year-old had to adjust his shorts...