Olympic Festival in Brno? Support for China, the regional representative said
Kadeřávek even compared the upcoming sports holiday with the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, when Adolf Hitler was in power. “I would be very reluctant to have what happened sixty-seventy years ago. And for the city of Brno to bear this stain by helping the image of communist China spread in 2022, “he said. He called China a country that oppresses Hong Kong or Uighurs because it is not democratic.
The leader of the People’s Party, Jan Grolich, stated that the regional representatives do not decide where the Olympics will take place. “I would prefer to deal with the fact that the Olympics are in Helsinki and it was not connected with China, but we will not be affected. It’s about whether we will face the sporting holiday, “he said.
According to him, the successful Olympians from this year’s Summer Olympics – shooters Jiří Lipták and David Kostelecký or swordsman Alexander Choupenitch – also demanded the President’s support for the Winter Olympic Festival. “It’s the only place where athletes meet fans at this time. All sports, they have succeeded, are now seeing increased interest among young people, “he stated.
Grolich also appreciates that Brno took precedence over Prague in organizing the event. “There were big fights about it at the Czech Olympic Committee. Brno was ready for that, it was secured and it was a few steps ahead of Prague, “he said.
The regional representatives finally approved the intention to organize the Olympic Festival in Brno. There were forty-nine of the sixty-two present, one against, twelve politicians abstained. The Brno representatives will only approve the plan.