On Wednesday, the LOK Executive Committee meeting approved the composition of the Latvian Olympic team “Tokyo 2020” for the start of the 32nd Summer Olympic Games, which will take place from July 23 to August 8 this year in the capital of Japan, Tokyo.
Currently, the Latvian team in Tokyo has approved 30 athletes in 14 sports: 3×3 basketball, wrestling, judo, equestrian, karate, modern pentathlon, swimming, beach volleyball, cycling (highway and BMX), kayaking, weightlifting, shooting, tennis and athletics.
On July 1, according to the official decision of the World Athletics Association, five more athletes could join the Latvian team. According to unofficial information, they could be – javelin throwers Madara Palameika, Anete Kociņa and Rolands Štrobinders, middle distance runner Līga Velvere and sprinter Gunta Vaičule. According to this team, five more coaches would join.
“The Olympics are a much-anticipated event in the world of sport and in the sporting life of every country. The Tokyo Summer Olympics are all the more special for us both because we waited five years instead of the usual four and because they will take place in an unprecedented Olympic format. safety and health of teams, “LOK quotes President George Tikmer as saying.
“A young, purposeful and confident team is going to Tokyo to show the best possible performance in the largest sports arenas. The average age of the team is 28. In the Latvian Olympic team, this will be the first Olympic Games for 24 athletes, at the same time it will be the fourth Olympic Games for judge Jevgenijs Borodavko. games, while wrestler Anastasia Grigorjeva, weightlifter Artūrs Plēsnieks and beach volleyball player Mārtiņš Pļaviņš – the third, “said the head of the delegation Kārlis Lejnieks.
“It is especially gratifying that Latvia is represented in such sports, which for the first time are included in the Olympic program – basketball 3×3 and karate, while Kristaps Neretnieks and his team have returned to equestrian sports as part of the Latvian team,” Lejnieks was pleased.
Along with 30 athletes, the approved delegation list also includes 33 coaches, three sports doctors and four physiotherapists, while the team management and support staff travel to Tokyo with seven people.
In connection with the restrictions set by the organizers of the Olympic Games, the Latvian Olympic team “Tokyo 2020” must follow a certain Covid-19 protocol. It stipulates that each member of the Latvian Olympic team must perform a Covid-19 test 96 and 72 hours before departure, which is repeated at Tokyo Airport after arrival.
Also, while in Tokyo, participants must take express tests every day and take notes on their well-being every day in a special application. The Latvian team responsible for compliance with the protocol is Covid-19 official, LOV doctor Jānis Kaupe.
Currently, 67% of the Latvian Olympic delegation have completed the full vaccination process, 23% are in the vaccination process, while 10% do not plan to be vaccinated.
On Monday, July 5, at 12 o’clock in the Esplanade Park near the monument to Oskars Kalpaks in front of the Latvian Olympic Committee will be a solemn presentation of the Latvian Olympic team “Tokyo 2020”, with the participation of the President of Latvia and the Minister of Education and Science composition, the name of the flag bearer, as well as the cohesive activity of the Latvian Olympic team “Tokyo 2020” – Strength Picnic – joint preparation and enjoyment of invigorating lunch.
The event will take place in accordance with the restrictions currently set in the country (Cabinet Regulation No. 360), which provide for its participants and guests to present a valid digital certificate confirming vaccination against Covid-19 or virus disease, or negative Covid-19 test performed within the last 48 hours .
On July 5, the communication campaign of the Latvian Olympic team “Tokyo 2020” “Together Stronger. Team Latvia” will be launched.
Composition of the Latvian Olympic team at the Tokyo Olympic Games:
Laura Igaune, Gatis Čakšs, Līna Mūze, Ruslans Smolonskis, Arnis Rumbenieks (all – athletics), Tīna Laura Graudiņa, Anastasija Kravčenoka, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš, Edgars Točs (all – beach volleyball), Vineta Pētersone, Homs (all – cycling), Agnis Čavars, Lauris Miezis, Kārlis Pauls Lasmanis, Edgars Krūmiņš (all – 3×3 basketball), Jevgenijs Borodavko (judo), Pavel Švecovs (modern pentathlon), Roberts Akmens (kayaking), Agate Raša Kristaps Neretnieks (equestrian sport), Anastasija Grigorjeva (fight), Kalvis Kalniņš (karate), Artūrs Plēsnieks, Ritvars Suharevs (both – weightlifting), Ieva Maluka, Daniils Bobrovs (both – swimming), Anastasija Sevastova, Alona Ostapenko (both ).
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