(September 22, 2017) Italy and the Czech Republic united through sports. On Monday, September 25, the Italian Embassy in Prague will open its doors to sports champions of various disciplines to celebrate Italian-Czech friendship. “I am happy that Italian and Czech sports will meet in an event in the presence of many champions of different disciplines that will tell stories, anecdotes and experiences in their respective countries”, said Ambassador Aldo Amati. Sports remain one of the most important vehicles for communicating and establishing long-lasting friendships”. Among the Italian personalities who confirmed their presence at the event: “Italy and the Czech Republic: sports stories together”, the legend of tennis Nicola Pietrangeli, the coach of Sparta Prague Andrea Stramaccioni, the “running guru” and the most prominent personality of Czech sports marketing Carlo Capalbo, and champion Paolo Bossini, current Czech swimming team advisor. Among others, the winner of three Slam tournaments Jan Kodes, Tomas Skuhravy and Milos Kubik, Adam Lacko, cyclist Lubos Lom and Olympic and world champion Katerina Neumannova, will attend the event. (Red)