Patron of the project

Barbora Špotáková

• * Born 30th of June 1981 in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
•  The best Czech javelin thrower, a two-time Olympic champion, first at the Games in Peking 2008 and then in London 2012
•  She is a member of the army sports centre, Dukly, in Prague and is employed in the rank of Captain in the Army of the Czech Repuplic
•  Since September 2008 she is also the holder of the world record in the female javelin category with a performance of   72.28 metres
• In the year 2009 she graduated from the Czech University of Agriculture in Prague, in the field of Environmental Studies
•  On the 28th of October, 2012, the then President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, honoured her with the Medal of Merit
•  She is a mum to her sons Janek and Darek

"Entry into the adult world is one of the most difficult stages in the lives of all of us. Therefore I believe that it is very important especially to support young people. Each of us has a secret wish in our lives, which we are often too afraid even to speak of, or we don’t now exactly how to define it. To name what we would wish for seems simple at first glance, but it is often the most difficult thing to do. Dreams are the foundation which help us to achieve something in life. I enjoy supporting children and young people to begin to dream their dreams, and that eventually, depending on their opportunities, the possibility that they could come true. I am immensely honoured that I can be a part of their journeys and can watch from a distance as their various dreams are created, and share in the shaping of what forms these dreams will take before finally bring them to a successful conclusion."