Legendary goalie Dominik Hašek considering running for the Senate

The legendary Czech goalie Dominik Hašek is considering running for the Senate on behalf of the ruling coalition SPOLU (Together) in next year’s elections. According to the news site Seznam.cz Hašek was approached by the TOP 09 coalition party and has said he wants to take a few months to consider the possibility. The Senate elections are scheduled for next autumn. He would probably run for the Prague constituency. Hašek has been actively involved in opposing the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in sports events at home and abroad and recently visited Kyiv in a show of support for the Ukrainian people and youths sports organizations.