I did what I felt was right. That is all I can say.
I had to act according to my conscience.
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Věra Čáslavská
Born in Prague in 1942, Vera Caslavska won three gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and was called 'Tokyo's Sweetheart' in Japan. She won two more golds at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, but her support for the Prague Spring led to twenty years of persecution by the communist regime. A life that fought for beauty and freedom, her story deeply questions the relationship between sport and politics.
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