“Unfortunately, I have to apologize for Monday’s ceremony. I can’t imagine wearing a festive suit at a time when people are dying in Ukraine, athletes and my personal friends are fighting there in camouflage for their homeland, “said the judoka, adding that he respects the award.
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The ceremony of awarding state awards in the last two years due to the covidid epidemic did not take place and was repeatedly postponed. The president will hand over the award to the people he awarded in 2020 and 2021.
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The last date was set for March 7, which is the anniversary of the birth of the first Czechoslovak President Tomas Garrigu Masaryk. The castle announced that it intended to take the event as a “day of solidarity with Ukraine”.
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