Athletes

Former UFC champion and currently the most successful Czech MMA fighter with the mind of a samurai. He is also the light heavyweight champion of the Japanese organization Rizin. Now in the UFC he is aiming to regain the title belt, exactly according to his motto: “GO, BELIEVE, PROVE”.

We are delighted to announce that Czech basketball player Patrik Auda will also be appearing at the first Brno camp! Patrik currently plays for the Japanese club Yokohama B-Corsairs and is also a regular member of the Czech men’s national basketball team, with whom he will be preparing for the European Championships this summer.

Ondřej Synek is a Czech rower and current sports instructor at ASC Dukla Praha. His impressive sporting career began in 2007, when he won gold at the European Championships and silver at the World Championships in Munich. A year later, he made an indelible mark on Olympic history by winning a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He later added two more Olympic medals — silver from London and bronze from Rio. In total, Ondřej has won three Olympic medals and twelve World Championship medals, becoming world champion five times and European champion four times. This talented and charismatic rower will present his countless achievements to children at AIM Camps in Prague.

Beach volleyball — a sport that children will experience for the first time at AIM Camps this year. More about it will be shared by the top Czech beach volleyball duo themselves — Ondřej Perušič and David Schweiner.
This pair became world champions in 2023 and European vice-champions a year earlier. They’ve experienced Olympic sand firsthand — in Tokyo and again under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, where they placed 9th.

Libor Zábranský is a talented Czech defenseman following in the footsteps of his father, a former national team player and owner of HC Kometa Brno. He is known for his game awareness, aggressiveness, and strong defensive play. He gained experience in youth national teams and international competitions in Canada and Finland. Today, he is a two-time Extraliga champion and a key player for HC Kometa Brno.
He has been closely associated with AIM Camps from the beginning, which gives his visit special significance.

David is a Czech judoka, European champion in the under-23 category, and one of the leading Czech talents in this sport. He has been practicing judo for more than twenty years and has competed in numerous international events, Judo Grand Prix tournaments, and the 2015 Universiade in Gwangju. David currently represents the USK Praha sports club and trains with national team colleagues under coach Petr Lacina. His greatest success so far is winning the European Championship title for athletes under 23. He has also achieved top results among men, including second place at the 2018 European Cup in Prague, third place at the Judo Grand Prix in Turkey, and fifth place at the Grand Slam Tokyo tournament. Although he narrowly missed qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games, he used the experience to motivate himself and has since qualified for the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo — his first Olympics.

Adam is a professional badminton player and Czech national team representative. His connection to badminton was clear even before he was born — his father was the first Czech Olympian in badminton (1992). Adam’s Olympic dream came true in 2024 at the Paris Olympic Games, where he and partner Ondřej Král became the first Czech doubles pair in history to qualify for the Olympics. He has been Czech national champion multiple times (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) and has won international BWF circuit tournaments such as Azerbaijan ICH and Mexico IS. He also competes in team events, having played for 1. BC Wipperfeld in Germany’s Bundesliga, which he helped win. Adam is coming to AIM Camps in Brno as a badminton ambassador with his team SK STAVOS Brno Slatina, the Czech Extraliga champions in 2023 and 2024.

David Jelínek is an experienced Czech basketball player and one of the most respected figures on both the domestic and international scenes. He has built his career on hard work, determination, and love for the game. David has played in several prestigious European leagues, including Spain and Turkey, and regularly represents the Czech Republic at the highest level. On the court, he is known for his speed, accuracy, and leadership; off the court, he is an inspiration to young athletes who aspire to follow in his footsteps.

Artur Omarov is a Czech representative in Greco-Roman wrestling and one of the country’s most successful wrestlers in modern history.
Originally from Dagestan, where wrestling is deeply rooted in the culture, Artur has brought that same fighting spirit to Czech mats.
He is a European Championship medalist, a world championship contender, and represented Czechia at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Adéla Hanzlíčková is a Czech freestyle wrestler and one of the pioneers of women’s wrestling in Czechia. She won medals at the European level as a junior and later made her mark among seniors. Adéla competed at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and regularly contends for medals at European and World Championships. She represents discipline, perseverance, and female strength on the mat.

Petr Švancara is a former Czech football striker, sports personality, and presenter. He spent most of his active career with Zbrojovka Brno and also played for clubs in Czechia and Slovakia. Known for his charisma and sense of humor, Petr entertained fans both on and off the pitch.
He played over 300 matches in the Czech top league and ended his professional career in 2015 with a legendary exhibition match at Za Lužánkami Stadium in Brno, attended by around 35,000 spectators. Today, Petr works as a TV presenter and commentator, appearing on shows like TIKI TAKA and Partička. He remains active in football and collaborates with Zbrojovka Brno in marketing and promotion. As a presenter, he also hosts interviews on our AIM Talk show, which you can find on this website.

This “Czech Lion” has been training since he was 15 and, as he proudly says, has never missed a single session. He transitioned from powerlifting to strongman competitions, which quickly became his passion.
Among his greatest achievements are the titles of World’s Strongest Man (under 105 kg) and second place at the Arnold Classic USA. He is also a Czech champion in powerlifting, deadlift, and bench press. Remarkably, Jiří achieved all of this while living with type 1 diabetes, which he was diagnosed with at age 3. He embodies resilience and determination — qualities he’ll share with children at AIM Camp.

Tomáš Hron is a Czech kickboxer and multiple world champion. Among his latest victories is the WAKO Pro World Title, which he claimed at the end of 2023. His career highlights also include the titles King of the Ring K-1 Rules Super Heavyweight Champion, K-1 Italy Winner, and WKA World Champion. Currently, this Brno native runs his own gym, Hron Gym, where he trains the next generation of martial artists.

After a series of victories, David Dvořák joined the UFC in 2020, winning his debut fight against Bruno Silva. He fought several more bouts in the organization, finishing with three wins and three losses. In June 2024, he was released from the UFC but made a strong comeback in March 2025, defeating Michail Sirba by unanimous decision at RFA 21 x ZHS in Sosnowiec, Poland.

Adam Hemerka is a floorball defender and member of the Czech men’s national floorball team. In 2022, this former junior world champion became vice-world champion at the senior level, which opened the door for him to join Finland’s top floorball league, one of the best in the world.
Despite his demanding sports career, Adam also studies at the University of Mladá Boleslav.

A visit from not just one hockey player, but three Rams! The Zlín participants had the opportunity to meet Daniel Huf, Robert Říčka and Zdeněk Čáp. Daniel Huf, thanks to his stable performances and the club’s trust, has become the key goalkeeper of “Baťa’s City”. Fans of the Czech hockey extra league may know Robert Říčka even beyond the borders of this city – in addition to Zlín, he also has experience from Dynamo Pardubice, Kometa Brno and Sparta Prague, and Zdeněk Čáp is known for his fighting style on the boards and for blocking shots.