2 golden and 1 silver medal for the Czech Republic

Two golden and one silver medals are coming to the Czech Republic after the World Championship in Athletics in Japanese city Osaka. Two golden medals were gained by Roman Sebrle (decathlon) and Barbara Spotakova (javelin), silver medal by Katerina Badurova (pole-jump).

Roman Sebrle, the best Czech athlete of the year 2006, finally got the last medal he was missing. As the only Czech athlete he finally won golden medals from the Olympic games, from the European Championship and the World Championship. He is also the world record holder. After the championship he admitted the this was his most difficult victory for him.

Barbara Spotakova showed a great performance by throwing 67.07 meters. In her own words, she was motivated a lot by loud crowds of Czech fans as well as the self confidence of German rivals. Katerina Budurova won her silver medal with the performance of 475 cm.