4.70m national record for Jirina Ptacnikova in Donetsk (© Donetsk Organisers)
Prague, Czech Republic – High jumper Jaroslav Baba and pole vaulter Jirina Ptacnikova lead a Czech Republic team of 12 to the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, 9-11 March.
Roman Sebrle, who was originally on the slate to compete in the Heptathlon, sustained an injury at the national championships last weekend and was forced to forfeit his invitation.
The squad with season’s bests:
MEN (7) -
400 m - Pavel Maslák - 46.14 (Feb 18, Praha)
800 m - Jakub Holuša - 1:47.48 (Jan 31, Vienna)
HJ - Jaroslav Bába - 2.31 (Jan 28, Hustopece)
4x400 m - Pavel Maslák (46.14), Theodor Jareš (47.19), Josef Prorok (47.20), Petr Lichý (47.84); substitutes Václav Barák (48.09), Jakub Holuša
WOMEN (5) -
60 m - Katerina Cechová - 7.30 (Feb 25, Praha)
400 m - Denisa Rosolová - 52.44 (Feb 18, Birmingham)
800 m - Lenka Masná - 2:02.88 (Jan 28, Bordeaux)
60 m H – Lucie Škrobáková - 8.05 (Feb 10, Düsseldorf)
PV - Jirina Ptácníková - 470 cm (Feb 12, Donetsk)
Michal Prochazka (Czech Federation) for the IAAF
