Ogre is the principal town of Ogre Municipality in Central Latvia, 36 kilometres east of the capital Riga, situated at the confluence of the Daugava and Ogre rivers. It has been a town since 1928.
An ogre is a large, hideous monster of mythology, folklore and fiction.
ASK Rīga is a former professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stood for "Armijas Sporta Klubs".
Andrejs Rubins is a Latvian former football midfielder, who last played for the Azerbaijan Premier League club Simurq PFC. He was also a member of Latvia national football team. Currently, Rubins is the assistant manager of the Latvian First League club FK Ogre.
ASK/Ogre is an ice hockey club in Ogre, Latvia founded in 2003. Their home arena is Vidzemes Ledus Halle. They are coached by Czech Zdeněk Vojta. The team finished second in the Latvian championships in the 2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons. In 2008/09 they play in Belarusian Extraliga.
Rīgas Sporta Pils was an ice hockey arena in Riga, Latvia. It was built in 1970 with 4,500 permanent seats with a total capacity of 5,500 including room for 500 standing spectators.
The Latvian Sportspersonality of the Year is chosen annually since 2005, for both men and women.
The Latvian Basketball League also known as the OlyBet LBL for sponsorship reasons, is the national basketball championship in Latvia; composed of 9 teams. It is considered the biggest basketball league in Latvia. The LBL is a part of Latvian Basketball Association, which is the national governing body of basketball in Latvia.
Ogre Municipality is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Ogre town and Ogresgals parish. In 2009 it absorbed Krape parish, Ķeipene parish, Laubere parish, Madliena parish, Mazozoli parish, Meņģele parish, Suntaži parish and Taurupe parish the administrative centre being Ogre.
Vasilijs Stepanovs was a Soviet weightlifter. He was born in Russia as Vasily Matveyevich Stepanov, but later settled in Latvia, after serving with the Soviet Baltic Fleet there.
The Elektrum Olympic Centre, until 2016: Olympic Sports Centre, Olimpiskais sporta centrs) is an indoor multi-functional sports facility in Rīga, Latvia, which was opened in 2005 at the former location of the Riga hippodrome by the Latvian Olympic Committee as part of a nationwide network of Olympic centres designed to improve the training and competition facilities of Latvian athletes.
Janis Beinarovics was a Latvian athlete who won the Latvian Master's title in Greco-Roman wrestling four times between the years 1935 to 1938. He joined the Second Riga Athletic Club at the age of 17 and competed in the Bantam weight class. A cabinet maker by trade, Beinarovics had to train in his spare time. He acquired a total of ten titles in Latvia's amateur championships during his career.
The 2012–13 UEFA Futsal Cup was the 27th edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament and the 12th edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format.
The 2013–14 UEFA Futsal Cup was the 28th edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament and the 13th edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format.
The 2013 Baltic Futsal Cup was held from December 6 to 8, 2013 in Latvia. Latvia won the tournament.
The 2010 Baltic Futsal Cup was held from December 13 to 15, 2010 in Latvia. Latvia won the tournament
Palace of Youth and Sports is a multi-purpose hall located in Pristina, Kosovo. It includes two arenas, larger one has a capacity of 8,000 spectators, while the lesser one has the capacity of 3,000 spectators. It also includes a shopping mall, indoor parking, two convention halls and a library. The whole building has more than 10,000 square meters of area.
The 2016–17 Latvian Basketball League was the 26th season of the top basketball league of Latvia. The regular season started on 28 September 2016.
The 2017 Latvian Higher League is the 26th season of top-tier football in Latvia. Spartaks Jūrmala are the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous season.
