ČÁslavská, Forman Receive Top State Honour in Prague Castle Ceremony

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The legendary Czech gymnast, seven-time Olympic champion, but also a courageous defender of freedom who was not afraid to express her position against the regime of the time and the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops, Věra Čáslavská. For her particularly outstanding services to the state in the field of sports and for the significant glorification of the homeland abroad, President Petr Pavel awarded her in memoriam the Order of the Wh…

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President Petr Pavel handed out state decorations for this year, awarding the Order of the White Lion to actress Iva Janžurová and world-renowned physiologist and biochemist Helena Illnerová, and in memoriam he awarded it to Věra Čáslavská and Miloš Forman. Who else received state decorations? Among others, director Jan Hřebejk, actor Arnošt Goldflam, cyclist Jiří Ježek, singer Adam Plachetka, a number of doctors and scientists and many others.

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Fifty-one names of the awardees were announced at a ceremonial evening at Prague Castle during the traditional awarding or conferring of state decorations. We bring you a clear list of all those who were awarded four Orders of the White Lion, seven Orders of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, five Medals for Heroism and thirty-five Medals for Merit.

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On the occasion of the anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, Czech President Petr Pavel will present state decorations to selected personalities. Pavel has already announced in advance that he will present 51 decorations this year, three more than last year. The Order of the White Lion was awarded in memoriam to gymnast Věra Čáslavská and director Miloš Forman.

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The highest Czech state decoration, the Order of the White Lion, was awarded today by President Petr Pavel at a ceremony at Prague Castle to four individuals, one less than last year. It was awarded in memoriam to gymnast Věra Čáslavská and director Miloš Forman. It was also awarded to actress Iva Janžurová and former president of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Helena Illnerová.