Czech Republic

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has awarded its 2017 World Championships to the Egyptian capital of Cairo, while the evolution of the sport has continued with the introduction of a new fencing format.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has granted hosting rights for major events to Ostrava, Kampala and Nairobi after awarding the 2019 World Championships to Doha in Qatar yesterday (Tuesday).

The Czech Grand Prix is set to remain on the MotoGP calendar for the coming years after event stakeholders held positive talks over the future of the event, one of the most popular rounds of the motorcycling series.

The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced the hosts of the World Junior Curling Championships, European Junior Curling Challenge, European Mixed Curling Championship and World Wheelchair Curling Qualification Event for the 2014-15 season, with the Estonian capital of Tallinn set to host its first major event.

The first race of the Swix Ski Classics 2014 series on January 12 has been moved from the Czech Republic to Switzerland.

The Football Association of the Czech Republic has become the latest national governing body to register interest in hosting UEFA Euro 2020 fixtures.

Golf’s European Tour has added Prague to its calendar with the inaugural D+D Real Czech Masters to take place at the Albatross Golf Resort on August 21-24 next year.

The venue for the 2013 ICF (International Canoe Federation) Canoe Slalom World Championship in Prague has been seriously affected by flooding.

Czech Republic and Slovakia are in talks about creating a joint football league for the first time since the country was partitioned in 1993.

The Champions Hockey League (CHL), the premier European ice hockey club competition featuring ice hockey clubs from the IIHF’s European national associations, has agreed four new rights deals with broadcasters to show the CHL and the Victoria Cup.

The International Olympic Committee selected Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo as candidate cities for the 2016 Olympic Games. Doha missed out on selection, while Madrid and Tokyo appear the cities to beat in the early running.

A new Czech sports channel named Sport 5 is set to make its debut this Friday

Prague’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games suffered a setback on Tuesday after it received less than half of the funding it originally requested.

Prague city chiefs have rubber stamped plans to bid for both the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.

Rugby union’s premier European club competition, the Heineken Cup, has secured distribution in over 100 countries.

Sporting goods group Adidas acquired the distribution rights for its newly-acquired Reebok brand in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.