Jānis Buks, president of the Latvian Volleyball Federation, was elected as president of the Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK) at the extraordinary General Assembly on Tuesday, July 11.
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Information from the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) shows that a total of 89,302 viewers watched the Latvian hockey team's games, ten in total. An average of 8,930 viewers attended one game.
Latvian champion weightlifter Rebeka Koha, who recently announced her conversion to Islam, announced Wednesday that she is ending her athletic career, the Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK) said August 5.
Sunday, May 24, the vote of fans at the virtual world championship in hockey got a convincing 8:5 victory for Latvia, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Latvia's second women's tennis player Jeļena (also known as Aļona) Ostapenko on September 10 defeated China's Xiaodi You 6-3, 0-6, 6-2 in the opening round of the Zhengzhou WTA Premier series tennis tournament.
Anastasija Sevastova (WTA No. 13) beat Latvia's No.2 racket Aļona Ostapenko (WTA No. 29) in a three-set battle with 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 in the first round of the Stuttgart Open, organizers say.
Each year, thousands of ice hockey fans from Latvia flock to the world championships to support their team in person. Nevertheless, this year fewer hockey enthusiasts than usual are expected to attend, instead following their team on TV screens, reports LSM's Latvian-language service.
On Saturday an NBA game dedicated to Latvia's centenary was held in New York, with Latvia's president and local Latvians present, reported LTV April 9.
Haralds Silovs, Latvia's sole speed skater at the 2018 Winter Olympics, ranked fourth in men's 1500 m speed skating on February 13. This is the best-ever achievement in the sport for the Baltic nation.
Latvia's No. 1 tennis player Jeļena Ostapenko (WTA 10) beat world number one Garbine Muguruza (Spain) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Wuhan WTA Premier series tennis tournament.
On September 21 Latvia's top tennis player Jelena Ostapenko (WTA 10) beat Japan's Nao Hibino (WTA 72) to advance to the quarterfinals, organizers said.
Latvia's top-ranking tennis player Jeļena Ostapenko (WTA 10) beat Sweden's Johanna Larsson 7-6(6), 6-1, in the first round of the Korea Open in Seoul.
Rīga and Minsk have made a joint bid to host the 2021 World Hockey Championships. The federation's top officials and Rīga mayor Nils Ušakovs departed for Minsk on Thursday to present the joint offer of the two cities, the Riga City Council said.
Canadian bench boss Bob Hartley has been signed as the coach of the national team on a one-year contract, the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation said Tuesday.
Concluding the lower bracket games at the World Floorball Championships in Rīga, Latvia played a tied game against Norway with 5:5.
Latvian beach volleyball duo Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Jānis Šmēdiņš lost to Evandro Oliveira/Pedro Solberg Salgado (Brazil) in the decisive preliminary round game on the night to Thursday.