Katerina Siniakova breaks down in tears when Czech Republic’s national anthem plays after her gold medal win at 2024 Paris Olympics

Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova broke down in tears after hearing her country's national anthem during the Paris Olympics medal ceremony.

Katerina Siniakova breaks down in tears when Czech Republic’s national anthem plays after her gold medal win at 2024 Paris Olympics

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Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova was in tears as she heard her country’s national anthem during the medal ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 28-year-old won her second gold medal at the Summer Games and stood at the podium with her partner Tomas Machac, with her country’s national flag going up.

When the national anthem began playing, Sinakova could not control her emotions upon listening to it. She burst into tears while Machac tried to console her. Nevertheless, they were tears of joy as the Czech Republican scripted a historical moment in Paris.

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The video of Sinakova crying during the medal ceremony was shared online. Check out the video here:

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Katerina Sinakova is now a double Olympic gold medalist

With her win alongside Tomas Machac at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Katerina Siniakova scripted history as she became the only athlete from her country to win two gold medals. She previously won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s doubles event alongside Barbora Krejcikova.

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Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac pose with their gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics (Image via Imago)

The Czech Republican entered the Paris Olympics with high hopes considering the form she had been in. Sinakova had won the two Grand Slam women’s doubles titles – the French Open and Wimbledon Championships – heading into the Summer Games.

Siniakova lived up to the expectations as she, alongside Tomas Machac, defeated the Chinese duo of Wang Xinyu and Zhang Zhizhen 6-2, 5-7, 10-8 on Saturday (August 2). The pair fought back from trailing 6-8 in the tiebreaker to win the match and clinch the gold medal for their country.

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