Canoe Mattoni 2007 – Exclusive Celebration of Sports and Entertainment

The regional town hosted the Canoe Mattoni races, this year a part of the wild water canoeing race world cup. On 11 – 17 June 2007, the Canoe Mattoni Race celebrated the tenth anniversary by giving a superior show and entertainment for thousands of spectators who came in front of Hotel Thermal, Karlovy Vary. Also His Excellency Fabio Pigliapoco, the Italian Ambassador to the Czech Republic and his wife came to congratulate.

Again, Karlovy Vary hosted the world top-notch wild water canoeing races on occasion of the World Cup. And the Czech representatives ranked among the best ones winning 4 out of 8 races during the weekend.

Exclusive VIP held at the Chyše castle was organised in the spirit of Karel Čapek works. He lived and wrote at that castle. The visitors had an opportunity to taste the writer’s favourite. Dozens of celebrities of the Czech sports and show business made an appearance – Czech Rep Miss Kateřina Sokolová, ski jumper Jakub actors Jaromír Nosek, Sandra Nováková, David Suchařípa or “TV doctor“ Kateřina Cajthamlová to name just some of them. During all the week, the Mattoni fest hosted numerous outstanding Czech bands. From Monday to Sunday, with the Canoe Mattoni Fest, 22 top music bands or interpreters from the Czech Republic and Slovakia performed. Among others, performing on the stage in front of Hotel Thermal were Zbyněk Drda, the last year Czech Idol winner, bands Kryštof, 100 C, Support Lesbiens or singers Iva Frühlingová and Jana Kirschner.

The Canoe Mattoni fest programme included also contests in numerous sports, not so traditional, as streetball, floorball or timersport, i.e. contests in lumberman’s disciplines.v