Czech Olympic Committee chief Kejval: War on doping can’t be won but must be fought

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:54:30 +0200Czech Olympic Committee chief Kejval: War on doping can’t be won but must be foughthttps://english.radio.cz/czech-olympic-committee-chief-kejval-war-doping-cant-be-won-must-be-fought-8219118© 2026 Radio Prague International Over 100 Czech athletes are set to take part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, an event that for some will no doubt be the pinnacle of an entire lifetime in sport. But what would be a satisfactory medals haul from the perspective of the Czech Olympic Committee? And why hasn’t the team adopted the name Czechia? I discussed those issues and more with COC chief Jiří Kejval, himself a former international rower. But I first asked Mr. Kejval for his reaction to tennis stars Tomáš Berdych and Karolína Plíšková pulling out of the Olympics, citing concerns over the Zika virus. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/kejval_jiri_0.jpg?timestamp=1591172152 Czech Olympic Committee chief Kejval: War on doping can’t be won but must be fought https://english.radio.cz/czech-olympic-committee-chief-kejval-war-doping-cant-be-won-must-be-fought-8219118 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9