Olympic star and 1968 invasion protestor Věra Čáslavská dies

The sad news was announced on Wednesday that the most successful ever Czech
Olympic athlete, Věra Čáslavská, died at the age of 74. She had been
battling cancer of the pancreas. The gymnast will be remembered not just
for her medals but for her protest against the Soviet bloc invasion of
Czechoslovakia at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.

Published: 
Wednesday, August 31, 2016