Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:32:19 +0200“I had to leave with honour”: Top speed skater Martina Sáblíková finishes fifth in final 5000m race at World Championshipshttps://english.radio.cz/i-had-leave-honour-top-speed-skater-martina-sablikova-finishes-fifth-final-5000m-8845779© 2026 Radio Prague International While battling illness, Martina Sáblíková, who ranks among Czechia’s best ever speed skaters, finished in fifth place in the Women’s 5000m race at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships held in Hamar, Norway. This is the first time in her career that the former Olympic, World and European Champion did not win a medal in the event, but Ms. Sáblíková, who plans to retire after next season, nonetheless received great applause from fans at the finish line. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/c0ebb29f1509bfa0dff49158e70887bd.jpg?timestamp=1743296401 “I had to leave with honour”: Top speed skater Martina Sáblíková finishes fifth in final 5000m race at World Championships https://english.radio.cz/i-had-leave-honour-top-speed-skater-martina-sablikova-finishes-fifth-final-5000m-8845779 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9