PM Fiala to attend Olympic Games opening ceremony 

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala will attend the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris next week at the invitation of the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

The Czech head of government will also be present at the opening of the Czech Olympic House and will meet the representatives of the country’s Olympic team, government spokeswoman Lucie Ješátková told the Czech News Agency on Thursday.

The Games will begin on July 26 and will feature some 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries, including 113 Czechs.