On Wednesday, the Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK) approved 57 athletes in 11 disciplines to represent Latvia at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the LOK said January 19.
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The Latvian 4-man bobsleigh team piloted by Oskars Ķibermanis triumphed at the European Championships in Switzerland on January 16, LETA reported.
Latvia's Martins Dukurs on Friday triumphed at the Skeleton World Cup stage in St Moritz, which also served as the European Championships, the LETA newswire reported.
After a 10-year break, a Latvian motorist will participate in the famous Dakar Rally, LSM's sports editorial reported December 6.
More than 20 downhill ski routes have been set up in Latvia. Over the weekend, most of them were still closed but this week most are planning to open, Latvian Radio reported December 6.
Latvian ski slopes are taking advantage of the snow and preparing to open for business, Latvian Television reported December 1.
A new postage stamp and an envelope honoring the gold medalists of the XXXII Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo – Latvia's 3x3 basketball team Agnis Čavars, Nauris Miezis, Kārlis Pauls Lasmanis and Edgars Krūmiņš – is released November 29, Latvian Postal Service (LP) said in a statement.
On Saturday, the last matches of this season were played in Latvian soccer's top league, the Virsliga, and ended with FK Rīgas Futbola Skola (RFS) being crowned champions.
National Hockey League team the Columbus Blue Jackets has announced a substantial donation to a Latvian ice hockey initiative to help youngesters get into the sport.
The ruling body of European soccer, UEFA, has banned the general director of Jūrmala football club "Spartaks" from the game for ten years.
The number of people employed in the field of sport in Latvia grew substantially from 5,400 in 2015 to 6,800 in 2020, according to data published by Eurostat September 27.
Latvian kayaker Roberts Akmens won a bronze medal in the 200-meter K1 competition September 19 in the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.
The Latvian men's volleyball team has finished in fourth place in Group D at the European Men's Volleyball Championships, and will advance to the knockout stage of the tournament for the first time ever.
Athlete Diāna Dadzīte added a fifth medal to the Latvian Paralympic prize collection by scoring a bronze on top of her already earned silver on August 30.
Latvian athlete Aigars Apinis was awarded the bronze medal in the men's discus throw at the Tokyo Paralympics after the original third-place finisher was disqualified, the Latvian Paralympic Committee told the LETA newswire August 30.
The Latvian national ice hockey team won all three games in its Olympic qualification tournament and has secured a spot at the Beijing Olympic Games 2022.
Rihards Snikus, with the horse King of the Dance, won second place in equestrian sports in the first phase of the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday, ensuring both the silver medal and participation in the next race, where the eight best will start.
Latvia has got the first medal in the Tokyo Paralympic games with discus thrower Diāna Dadzīte bringing home the silver.
For the first time, a Latvian National Open Championship in Cable Wakeboarding will take place in a Full-Size Cable (FSC), following international standards, organizers of the event have announced.
Latvia's northern city of Valmiera reinforced its claim to be Latvia's sporting capital August 13 with the first major event to be held at a fully renovated athletics stadium named after local athletics legend Jānis Daliņš.
Latvian beach volleyball duo Martins Pļaviņš and Edgars Točs have finished fourth in the men's Olympic beach volleyball tournament.
Latvian beach volleyball duo Tīna Graudiņa and Anastasija Kravčenoka lost against Swiss team Heidrich/Verge-Depre in the playoff for bronze with a score of 0-2 (19:21, 15:21).
Latvian men's beach volleyball duo Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and Edgars Točs lost against Norwegians Anders Berntsen Mol and Christian Sandlie Sorum by 0-2 (21:15, 21:16).
Latvian beach volleyball duo Tīna Graudiņa and Anastasija Kravčenoka lost against Australians Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy August 5 by 0-2 (21:23, 13:21).
Latvian freestyle wrestler Anastasija Grigorjeva on Wednesday advanced to the Olympic bronze medal final in the 62 kilo and under competition in Tokyo.
The Latvian men's beach volleyball duo Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and Edgars Točs followed the footsteps of women's team Tīna Graudiņa and Anastasija Kravčenoka August 4 in fighting their way into the Olympic semi-finals.
Latvia's chances of winning more Olympic medals gained further force August 3 with women's beach volleyball pair Tīna Graudiņa and Anastasija Kravčenoka showing real character and fighting spirit in overcoming Canadian duo Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson 2-1 (21: 13,18: 21, 15:11).
The Latvian weightlifter Artūrs Plēsnieks won the second Olympic medal for Latvia in Tokyo, a bronze in the weight category 109 kilograms.
Latvian javelin thrower Madara Palameika achieved her best result of the season in the qualification competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, which allowed her to qualify for the final.
The latest wins by both the women's and men's beach volleyball pairs at the Tokyo Olympics have increased Latvia's chances of more medals.