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The Latvian Football Federation (LFF) came out with a crystal-clear statement September 27 distancing itself from current efforts by the sport's European governing body, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), to move towards rehabilitating teams and players from aggressor state Russia.
There are only a few days left before the staging of the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Rīga on October 1 (with a special Kids' Day on September 30).
Latvia's women soccer players will compete against Malta for the first time Friday in the UEFA Women's Nations League.
On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, the government supported proposals put forward by the Ministry of Education and Science to award cash prizes to the Latvian Basketball Association for the Latvian team's outstanding achievement finishing fifth in the FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup.
Latvia's painful Euro 2024 campaign continued September 11 with a 0-2 loss at home to Wales.
Latvia rounded off a memorable FIBA basketball World Cup campaign September 9 with victory over neighbors Lithuania to seal an excellent fifth-place finish in the tournament.
The final of the FIBA basketball World Cup on September 10 is in danger of being overshadowed – by the playoff for fifth place a day before.
Latvia's men's basketball team recorded another historic victory September 7, defeating Italy 87:82 at the FIBA World Cup in Manila.
Just one day after the disappointent of a nail-biting defeat to Germany in the FIBA basketball World Cup in Manila, the Latvian team faces the difficult task of picking itself up and playing against another strong team in the shape of Italy.
The achievement of the Latvian men's national basketball team at its first ever FIBA World Cup can be evaluated as a success not only on the domestic scale, but in the entire basketball world. The performance of the national team allows Latvia to be proud of its team based on several surprising different facts.
Latvia's hopes of a medal at the FIBA basketball World Cup in Manila were dashed September 6 in a tantalizingly close-fought match against Germany.
All eyes will be on Manila, capital of the Philippines, on September 6 with Latvia's men's basketball team playing one of the biggest games in their history against Germany at the FIBA basketball World Cup.
The Latvian national basketball team, plus backroom staff and an army of travelling fans, are bidding a fond farewell to Indonesia and moving to the Philippines ahead of Wednesday's clash with Germany in the quarter-finals of the FIBA World Cup, reports Latvian Television (LTV).
Tennis player Aļona Ostapenko became the latest sports star to contribute to an amazing year in Latvian sports with a stunning victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday that takes her into the quarter-finals of the tournament.
High-flying Latvia faced another date with destiny Sepember 3 at the FIBA basketball World Cup.
Latvia's men's basketball team faced another epic challenge September 1 with a match against reigning champions Spain in the second round of the FIBA World Cup in Jakarta.
Latvia's men's basketball team was in action again on Tuesday, August 29, just two days after its thrilling victory over France.
A memorable year for Latvian sport got even better August 27 with the men's basketball team recording a sensational World Cup win over mighty France.
August 25 brings the start of the much-anticipated Basketball World Cup in the Far East.
On Wednesday, the Latvian men's basketball team convincingly defeated the Finnish national team 94:57 in the last warm-up match at home before the upcoing World Cup final tournament.
Latvia's basketball World Cup hopes took a blow August 15 with superstar player Kristaps Porziņģis confirming that injury will keep himout of the tournament.
The Latvian men's basketball team, continued their preparations for the forthcoming World Cup finals, with a friendly against the Dominican Republic in Rīga on Saturday.
In preparation for the final tournament of the World Cup, which will be held from August 25 to September 10 in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines, the Latvian men's basketball team played a warm-up match against Georgia on Saturday August 5, emerging with a convincing victory 82:57.
On September 30, the World Running Championships in Riga will be opened by Children's Day events at the Freedom Monument, in which up to 5,000 juniors will be able to participate in short distances of various lengths.
Latvia's preparations for the basketball World Cup later this month took a positive step forward August 2 with a victory over Sweden in a warm-up match in Liepāja.
Harijs Vītoliņš has extended his agreement with the Latvian Hockey Federation (LHF) regarding further work with the Latvian national team. The agreement with Vitolins was signed for two years, according to a statement from the federation.
Sport is currently riding high in Latvia, and with summer in full swing there are plenty more sporting activities to get involved with, whether as a participant or spectator. The LSM sports department has drawn up a list of half a dozen highlights.
On Sunday July 30, the Baltic championship in beach volleyball ended on Liepāja's beach, where Latvia's Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and Edgar Točs were crowned champions in the men's competition after defeating Estonia's Dmitry Korotkov and Urmas Pikk.
On Monday, the Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK) is due to receive an official invitation to participate in the Paris Olympic Games, LOK President Jānis Buks told Latvian Radio July 31.
The number of people employed in the field of sport and related activities in Latvia is slightly under the European Union average for the sector, according to fresh Eurostat data.
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