A look at the history of the Sokol movement in Canada

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:09:50 +0200A look at the history of the Sokol movement in Canadahttps://english.radio.cz/a-look-history-sokol-movement-canada-8097816© 2026 Radio Prague International In this Czechs in History we'll be looking at one of the most famous and enduring Czech organisations ever, the patriotic athletics body known as Sokol - or Falcon - a gymnastics organisation founded in Bohemia in 1862, that soon spread to various countries around the world, including Slovenia, Poland, the U.S., and Australia. For our purposes, though, we'll be looking at the Sokol movement in Canada, which is now 94 years old. Jan Velinger recently spent a month in Toronto meeting Czech-Canadians who had at least two things in common: membership in Sokol and a passion for volleyball! encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/sokol_prazskyprapor_odmanesa.jpg?timestamp=1604923499 A look at the history of the Sokol movement in Canada https://english.radio.cz/a-look-history-sokol-movement-canada-8097816 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9