Czech foreign minister draws backlash over remarks on women's hockey
Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka faces intense criticism from athletes and media after making derogatory remarks about women's ice hockey during a televised debate.
Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka has drawn widespread backlash from athletes and political commentators after describing ice hockey as a male sport during a live debate on CNN Prima News. While discussing the participation of Russian players at the upcoming junior world championship in Ostrava, Macinka used derogatory phrasing to refer to female athletes.
The comments prompted strong responses from Czech sports figures, who rejected the minister's statements.
In other domestic developments, seven political deputy ministers, including two serving in the Defence Ministry, have yet to obtain required security clearances, according to media reports. Additionally, Josef Mašín, a prominent figure in the anti-communist resistance movement who escaped to West Berlin in the 1950s, has died at the age of 94.
Sources: Český rozhlas Plus, Deník N, Hospodářské noviny, Respekt, Seznam Zprávy
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- Seznam Zprávy — Obrazem: Polsko truchlí po sobotní střelbě v Krakově
- Respect — Macinkova snaha urazit hokejistky kvůli pár hodinám nedělní slávy je mimo na všech úrovních
- Český rozhlas Plus — Domů se nikdy nevrátil. Zemřel Josef Mašín
- Hospodářské noviny — Náměstci bez prověrky. 7 zástupců ministra nemá bezpečnostní osvědčení, 2 jsou na obraně
- Deník N — „Nejsme mužatky. Jak to mohl vypustit z úst?“ České sportovkyně kritizují Macinku