ČESKÝ TELECOM CONGRATULATES KATEŘINA NEUMANNOVÁ ON WINNING HER FIRST SILVER MEDAL IN TORINO
13.2.2006
As her general sponsor, ČESKÝ TELECOM, a. s., would like to congratulate Kateřina Neumannová on winning the silver medal in the Ladies’ 15 km Pursuit (7.5 km classic and 7.5 km freestyle) at the 2006 Olympics in Torino.Katka, your silver triumph has made you one of the Czech Republic’s most admired women. We believe that this will not be your last medal and that you will bring us even more joy at the Olympics. Winning an Olympic medal is an extraordinary accomplishment and ČESKÝ TELECOM is proud to have been able to help you on your way to this success.
What you have achieved is amazing! We are very pleased that we are able to co-operate with you in our search for the “next Katka” among our country’s talented young skiers. Do not hang up your skis yet, however! We are crossing our fingers for you and wishing you further successes in skiing and in life.
Together with the Czech Republic’s most successful female cross-country skier, ČESKÝ TELECOM’s O2 Internet Expres is participating in the “Looking for a New Kateřina Neumannová” project, which kicked off its first year this January. The aim of the project is to discover new skiing talents. A series of seven races will end on March 5, 2006, at the finals in Liberec, where the winners of all regional rounds will take part. You can find more information at http://www.neumannova.cz/hledase/index.asp.
Martin Zabka
Spokesperson
ČESKÝ TELECOM, a. s., member of the Telefónica Group is the leading telecommunications company in the Czech Republic. Through its subsidiary company Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o., it also has a significant presence in the Czech mobile services market. Further information about the firm and the services it offers is available at www.telecom.cz, which was rated as BestWeb 2003 in the WebTop100 survey.
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