Špotáková named Czech Athlete of Year for third time in succession

Barbora Špotáková has been named Czech Athlete of the Year for the third time in a row. Špotáková holds the women’s world record in the javelin and is the reigning Olympic champion. This year she took silver at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, becoming the only member of the Czech team to take home a medal. Hurdler Petr Svoboda came second in the annual poll, while high-jumper Jaroslav Bába was in third place. Barbora Špotáková’s coach Rudolf Černý was named trainer of the year at Saturday night’s award ceremony in the Czech capital.