Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek decided to attend the Summer Olympics in Beijing in August to support the Czech athletes, the Czech news agency CTK said on Tuesday.

Topolanek will arrive in China on August 13 and stay there for three days, according to CTK.

Topolanek said that the Czech Olympic Committee (COV) had asked him to attend the Olympic Games to support the Czech athletes.

(Xinhua News Agency July 16, 2008)