Czech officials sign application for 2016 Rio Olympics

President Miloš Zeman and chairman of the Czech Olympic Committee Jiří Kejval signed the application and the accompanying letter for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, meeting the two conditions for the country’s participation in the games. The documents must be delivered to the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne by November 5. The Czech Republic is expected to nominate around 130 athletes for the games, which will start in Rio on August 5 next year. At the last summer Olympics in London, Czechs gained ten medals, including three gold ones.