Dear young athletes and all your supporters,
A win doesn’t have to be represented by medals or trophies and the greatest challengers aren’t always other people. Looking at things this way, all of you who have arrived at Emil Open 2023 have already won at the greatest competition of your life. Because you have persevered and managed to overcome the barriers of your disability. The company Teplárny Brno, which considers it an honour to be the general partner of this 12th annual event, supplies heat to a hundred thousand households in the Moravian city and provide thousands of customers with electricity. But there’s one kind of energy we can’t produce – unlike you – it’s the kind that warms the heart and lights up people’s eyes. This makes us appreciate supporting this exceptional sporting event even more.
As Czech long-distance runner Emil Zátopek used to say: Run with hope in your heart and dreams in your head. May the energy behind your strength never be exhausted. I welcome you to Brno and wish you many athletic successes, but also many lovely experiences and new friendships.
RNDr. Jiří Herman, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board of Teplárny Brno, a.s.
