Czechia celebrating first Olympic medals in Paris

Czech top officials have hailed the country’s first gold medal in the tennis mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics as a huge success. Congratulations poured in for Kateřina Siniaková and Tomáš Macháč on social networks. "A beautiful end to Friday night with gold for Katerina Siniakova and Tomáš Macháč in the mixed doubles! Congratulations on this huge success," Prime Minister Petr Fiala wrote on the X network. He added that Siniakova is a double Olympic champion, which he considers an extraordinary sporting feat.

Words of praise also poured in for the Czech fencing team which won bronze on Friday night, securing  the country’s very first medal at the Olympics.