Sport
Riga City Council (RD) will soon have to decide whether to build a national football stadium in Lucavsala. More than 10 hectares of land has already been supported for the purpose by the responsible local government committee, Latvian Radio reported on April 4.
The organizers of the Rimi Riga Marathon are introducing a special program to encourage the participation of people with functional impairments and their assistants, the marathon representatives said on March 27.
Latvian figure skater Sofja Stepčenko was in action March 20 at the sport's World Championships in Montreal, Canada.
Latvian luger Elīna Ieva Vītola won the last women's individual race of the season of luge world cup in Sigulda on Sunday, while Kristers Aparjods was the best in the men's competition. The Latvians finished second in the relay.
Latvian men's national basketball team defeated Slovakia 64:52 in the second game of the 2025 European Championship qualification on Sunday, February 25, at Arena Riga.
The two Latvian bobsled duos led by Emīls Cipulis and Jēkabs Kalenda stand in sixth and 28th places respectively in the world bobsled championship in Vinterberg, Germany after the first two races held on Saturday, February 24.
The Latvian men's national basketball team celebrated victory in the first qualifying match of the 2025 European Championship in Zaragoza on Thursday. Latvia defeated Spain 79:75.
The 2024 Biathlon World Championship concluded on February 18 with Andrejs Rastorgujevs bringing home silver for Latvia. This is the highest achievement in Latvia's biathlon history.
The Saeima on February 15 decided to grant Latvian citizenship to young Ukrainian athlete Yeva Bilokrynytska.
Violation after violation – fighting sports industry professionals say this about a fight between an 18-year-old and a 15-year-old, the video of which has been made public. The event did not comply with various safety rules as well. Police will look into this incident, Latvian Television reported on February 14.
Latvian luge competitor Kristers Aparjods won the sixth stage of the World Cup on Sunday, which took place in Oberhof, Germany, according to the official results of the organizers.
Latvia's top tennis player, Aļona Ostapenko, currently ranked 12th in the world, continued her excellent season February 4 by winning the Linz "WTA 500" series tournament on Sunday, defeating the Russian Yekaterina Alexandrova, 6-2, 6-3.
Sigulda was the center of attention of the bobsled world February 3.
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.
Latvia's national sports teams will from now on be prohibited from playing against the national teams of Russia and Belarus, according to the amendments to the Sports Law adopted in a final reading by the Saeima on Thursday, February 1.
Latvian tennis player Aļona Ostapenko, in tandem with her Ukrainian partner Lyudmyla Kichenok, lost in the final of the Australian Open women's doubles final in Melbourne on Sunday.
Latvian Television (LTV) said January 25 it has secured broadcast rights that will ensure fans can watch Latvia's ice hockey team in action at the IIHF World Championships until 2028.
Runner Agate Caune and Latvian ice hockey team goalkeeper Artūrs Šilovs were recognized as the top athletes of the year 2023 at the “Three Star Prize” ceremony in Riga on Wednesday, January 17.
Latvian skier Dženifera Ģērmane claimed 8th place in the slalom at the World Cup stage in Flachau, Austria on Tuesday, the 20-year-old athlete once again improving the best result in the history of independent Latvian alpine skiing in the top-level competition.
The Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK) has not yet decided whether Latvian athletes will start at the Paris Olympics in the summer of 2024 if the participants include "neutral athletes" from the aggressor countries Russia and Belarus. There is no widespread support in Latvian society for either scenario according to the survey of residents conducted by Norstat Research Centre in cooperation with LSM.lv.
The multifunctional athletics hall of the Daugava stadium was commissioned December 28, and it will be opened to visitors in early 2024.
Latvia's national teams will be prohibited from playing against the national teams of Russia and Belarus, according to amendments to the Sports Law, which were supported in the Saeima on Thursday, December 21, in the second reading. The ban will also apply if athletes from these countries participate under so-called 'neutral status'.
The amendments to the law also provide that Latvia will not be allowed to organize team sports national team competitions involving the national teams of Russia or Belarus or their 'neutral' proxies. This will apply to both adult, youth and junior competitions.
The main goal of the amendments to the law is to re-emphasize Latvia's solidarity with Ukraine and to fundamentally block any Russian efforts to legitimize its war crimes through the sports industry.
"The basic idea of the amendments to the Sports Law is to establish at the level of national legislation that Latvian team sports teams, for example in basketball, football or hockey, cannot play mutual games with the teams of the aggressor countries - Russia and Belarus - either on their own or on a neutral field," said Dāvis Mārtiņš Daugavietis (New Unity), chair of the Education, Culture and Sports subcommittee of the Saeima.
The amendments to the law also provide that Latvia will not be allowed to organize team sports national team competitions involving the national teams of Russia or Belarus or their 'neutral' proxies. This will apply to both adult, youth and junior competitions.
The main goal of the amendments to the law is to re-emphasize Latvia's solidarity with Ukraine and to fundamentally block any Russian efforts to legitimize its war crimes through the sports industry.
"The basic idea of the amendments to the Sports Law is to establish at the level of national legislation that Latvian team sports teams, for example in basketball, football or hockey, cannot play mutual games with the teams of the aggressor countries - Russia and Belarus - either on their own or on a neutral field," said Dāvis Mārtiņš Daugavietis (New Unity), chair of the Education, Culture and Sports subcommittee of the Saeima.
On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, the Latvian government supported a draft order prepared by the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) on awarding cash prizes to Latvian athletes, sports competitors and their support staff who have done well during the past year.
At the age of 80, former basketball player and Saeima deputy Kārlis Strēlis passed away on Friday, according to the Latvian Basketball Union (LBS).
The Presidents of the three Baltic states voiced displeasure December 11 at a decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympic Games next year and expressed hopes that the decision will be reversed.
The early arrival of large quantities of snow has been good news for Latvia's ski slopes and winter sports fans, with many slopes already doing strong business, reports Latvian Television.
Young Latvian racing driver Tomass Štolcermanis took part in his debut competition in the Formula 4 championship in Asia over the weekend, with the 16-year-old racer winning a place on the podium in one of the races.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced November 27 that Latvia will be one of four organizers of the qualification tournament for the Olympic Games.
The end of November sees Latvian biathletes join the run-up to the winter sports season, competing in the first stage of the World Cup in Östersund, Sweden.
Sigulda District Council has decided to support in principle the municipality's cooperation with a potential 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic bid by Sweden, the LETA newswire reported.
Most important
Most read
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.