Note: Published in the quarterly Přítomnost, Léto (Summer) 2006, which had as its theme "changes of sport in the 21st century"; translated to English in its sister The New Presence an issue later. Reprinted in Veis's last coll Evropou obchází strašidlo (A Spectre Is Haunting Europe, 2009), much of which had been written for Přítomnost and translated in TNP.

Synopsis: Subtitled "Povídka o Olympijských hrách v roce 2028 v Praze" ("A short story about the 2028 Prague Olympic Games") in its magazine appearances. Mix of satire, where a (slightly renamed but recognizable) megalomanical sports lottery manager who supported the idea when it was suggested in 2005 is the President by the time he had secured its realization, with a story of teenage high-rise climbers manipulated by their corporation-sponsored teams for profit at the cost of their health and deadly falls.