Czech sports teams to appear under unified name Czechia

Sports teams from the country will in future appear under the unified name Czechia in international events, rather than the Czech Republic or variants. The change comes after the Czech Olympic Committee on Tuesday approved a request to enshrine the name Czechia with an international sports database, where it will replace the Czech Republic.

Some other national sports organisations had already decided to use Czechia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs began a campaign to promote the shorter name Czechia in 2016.