Boxer Zdeněk Chládek on the archive picture from his departure for the Olympics in London.
Milan Malíček, Right
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“I am ending my long-term top sports career,” Chládek announced on Facebook. “I will continue to do sports. Now I want to focus on people who are interested in learning to box. Whether as a hobby or a climax. I plan my own gym in the future as soon as the situation calms down,” he added.
It was the spread of the covid-19 infection that took Chládek a little, because after the February shoulder operation, he was given a chance to catch a year’s delay in the Olympic Games. Although the shoulder turned out to be damaged more than expected, he was trying to return. “I was at the training camp with the national team, but that was not it. My hand hurts even now in everyday life and health comes first,” Chládek told Ústecký deník.
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In addition, he lacked a family with a young son, to which was added general insecurity. “Tokyo has moved a year and now, in my opinion, no one really knows what will and what will not be when boxing. And it was a waste of time for me. Preparing for the European or World Championships would have to be a motivation, but not like that, “he explained the reasons why he decided to quit.
A participant in the 2012 Olympic Games in London has not received the coveted medal among seniors since winning the World Junior Bronze in 2008. At the European Championships, his maximum was the quarterfinals and at the World Championships, the quarterfinals. He has won the prestigious Ústí nad Labem Grand Prix five times.
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