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Due to delays in the planned state funding for sports federations, the industry is in an unprecedented crisis and at the beginning of the Olympic year is unable to ensure athletes' participation in important competitions, Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK) President Jānis Buks told Latvian Radio on Thursday, February 1.
The world ice hockey championship will start on Friday, with Latvia hosting the tournament together with the Finnish city of Tampere. Unlike the championship in Rīga in 2021 during the pandemic, this time spectators will be allowed to attend in person; however, ticket sales are not going very well, Latvian Radio reported May 10.