Czechs will compete in 22 sports, and the Olympic Team for Paris is full of champions!

All the Olympic champions from the Tokyo Games will be set for further success at the world’s biggest sporting event at the Paris 2024 Games. Lukáš Krpálek will again compete for gold in the heaviest weight category in judo. Slalom canoeist Jiří Prskavec will also be aiming for his third Olympic medal in his kayak. We are looking forward to watching trap shooter Jiří Lipták in action, while Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková will be joining forces in tennis doubles. A total of 111 athletes are expected to compete at the Olympic Games in the French capital, including recent medalists Lukáš Rohan, Jakub Vadlejch, Alexander Choupenitch and Josef Dostál.

“I am very happy to see how many Czech athletes have qualified for the Games in Paris or have a last-minute chance to do so. Just making it to the Olympics is a huge achievement in global competition. We have a great team and I wish everyone good health and lots of strength and vigour during these final days before the Games,” said Jiří Kejval, President of the Czech Olympic Committee.

Czech Olympic Team: from athletes to wrestlers

The Czech Republic will be represented in 22 sports at the Olympic Games in Paris – from athletics to weightlifting. Thirty Czechs will be competing in track and field events. For the first time, there will be four badminton players. Cyclists will start in the road, track, mountain bike races, and the winner of the European Games Iveta Miculyčová will participate in the premiere BMX freestyle competition. Klára Davidson Spilková and Sára Kousková will shine on the golf course. Marseille will host sailing races where the Czech flag will be raised by Zofia Burská, Sara Tkadlecová and Kateřina Švíková. In equestrian disciplines, Miroslav Trund and Miloslav Příhoda will compete in eventing. Lukáš Krpálek will attempt to repeat his Olympic victories in judo, where he will be joined by David Klammert and Renata Zachová.

“Even if we didn't name every single Czech athlete now, the entire team is going to France to show their very best. And our role is to provide the best possible service to them and their supporting teams. That is why we are also sending a strong medical team to France. We also make full use of the possibility to alternate between team officials and so-called training accreditation. And we also have accommodation outside the Olympic Village for athletes who wish to stay away from the Village,” said Chef de Mission Martin Doktor.

This will be the case of the canoe team, who is very strong and hoping for medals. Kayaker Josef Dostál, who has four Olympic medals under his belt, and World Champion canoeist Martin Fuksa will compete in canoe sprint. Five athletes including Jiří Prskavec and Lukáš Rohan will participate in canoe slalom competitions.

First time for taekwondo

Archery world champion Marie Horáčková will also compete in the mixed doubles competition together with Adam Li. World champions Ondřej Perušič and David Schweiner, as well as Barbora Hermannová and Marie-Sára Štochlova, are going to try to dominate the beach volleyball court under the Eifel Tower.

The modern pentathletes are represented by two men and two women. The swimming team was successful at the European Championships, including Barbara Seemanová, who got into the finals at the Tokyo Games and claimed four medals in Belgrade. Sport climber Adam Ondra is another strong contender for a big Olympic success.

Nástupová kolekce českého týmu pro Paříž 2024

There will be nine sport shooters in Châteauroux, including Olympic trap champion Jiří Lipták and other medalists in shotgun and rifle categories.

For the first time since 1992, Czech fencers will compete in the Games as a team, including Olympic bronze medallist in foil Alexander Choupenitch.

Petra Štolbová and Dominika Hronová will be the first Czech athletes to participate in the Olympic taekwondo tournament. Eight Czech tennis players will play on the courts at Roland Garros, where Olympic champions Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková have already scored victories in the past.