Vītoliņš and his assistants Artis Abols and Juris Klodans currently have two goalkeepers, three defenders and nine attackers.
This week, two more trainings are planned both on the ice and in the gym, but starting next week, with the addition of several other hockey players, the training process will be much more intense.
Before the selection of the Olympic Games on August 20 and 21, two test games with the Norwegian national team are planned in “Arena Riga”.
Latvia, France, Italy and Hungary will compete for the Beijing Olympics in Group E. This tournament in “Arena Riga” will take place from August 26 to 29. The Latvian team will start the tournament on August 26 with a fight against Italy. A day later, our hockey players will have a match against Hungary, but on August 29, Latvia will end the tournament with a duel against France.
The team that will win first place in Group E will have the opportunity to play in the 2022 Olympic Games.
The coaches of the Latvian national team currently have the following candidates for the national team:
- goalkeepers – Artūrs Šilovs, Mareks Mitens;
- guards – Kristians Rubīns, Gustavs Ozoliņš, Patriks Ozols;
- attackers – Andris Džeriņš, Oskars Batņa, Mārtiņš Dzierkals, Eduards Tralmaks, Haralds Egle, Emīls Ģēģeris, Rodrigo Ābols, Rihards Marenis, Rihards Bukarts.
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