Dear friends, sportsmen and sports fans,
Allow me again this year to greet the children and youth competitors, volunteers, organizersand hosts of the traditional European summer paralympic games Emil Open. These competitions and the rich accompanying programme bring a lot of positives and a good dose of motivation to the competitors who need it the most, given their age and the challenges lifehas brought them. They are being awakened to healthy competition in the spirit of fair play, combined with cheering, camaraderie and solidarity. In this sense, every competitor and everyvolunteer involved is a winner. Sport also serves as effective rehabilitation and healthprevention, improving physical fitness, increasing mental resilience and proving to improvemood.
I am delighted that the Games have become a truly European event. Participants become part of the big, inspiring world of sport, and they become actively involved in society in a completely natural way.
You all have my great admiration. Enjoy this time together!
Mgr. Martin Červíček, brig. gen. v. v.
Governor of the Hradec Králové Region
