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KláraSpilková
NATIONALITY:
CZECH
SPORT:
GOLF
AGE:
21
Golfhasnot featured in theOlympics
since1904, soall eyeswill beoncompeti-
tors likeCzechnumber-one femalegolfer
SpilkováonherOlympicdebut. “Golf is
hugelypopularworldwide– I think itwill
get lotsof support fromeveryoneduring
theRioOlympics,” shesays. Spilková
pickedupagolf clubat fouryearsold:
“I still remember the feelingwhen Ihit
agolfball for the first timeand it flew in
theair. Itwas loveat first sight,” she says.
ThePrague-bornathleteactuallywanted
tobeaballerina, “but Iwasbetterat golf,”
smilesSpilková.
Playgolf in theCzechRepublic:
“Therearea lotof golf coursesall over the
country,” saysSpilková. “Iwould recom-
mend theBlackBridgeGolfResortnear
Prague.”Alongwith thebeautiful course,
there’sa restaurant, caféand
physiotherapycliniconsite.
grcm.cz/en/
LászlóCseh
NATIONALITY:
HUNGARIAN
SPORT:
SWIMMING
AGE:
30
“I always loved thewater.When I first
went to learn swimmingat theageof four
Iknew thiswouldbemy sport,”explains
theHungarianchampion,who’sprevi-
ouslywon twobronzemedalsand three
silvers in theOlympicGames. In2015
hewasnamedHungarianSportsman
of theYearafterwinninggold inhis
disciplineat the2015WorldAquatics
Championships.The sameyearhebeat
themostdecoratedOlympianof all time,
Michael Phelps, at theUSASwimming
Championship.Could thisbehisyear for
Olympicgold?
Swim inHungary:
“I’m looking for-
ward to trying thenewpool for the2017
WorldChampionships inBudapest,”
saysCseh.Today, theOlympicswimming
andwaterpolo teams trainat theAlfréd
Hajós sportspools.
mnsk.hu
