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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Born | 1 November 1991 Valmiera, Latvia |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Sport | BMX racing |
Rihards Veide (born 1 November 1991) is a Latvian BMX racer. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in 7th place in the final. [1] [2] [3] Veide has won the bronze medal at 2011 European Championships. He was born in Valmiera, Latvia.
Valmiera is the largest city of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of 19.35 square kilometres. As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323, and in 2020 – 24 879. It is a state city the seat of Valmiera Municipality.
Sportin Latvia includes basketball, football, ice hockey, athletics (track), rugby, tennis, cycling, and others. Basketball is the most popular of the Latvian sports and is closely followed by icehockey. Some of Latvia’s most notable athletes include hockey player Sandis Ozoliņš, football player Māris Verpakovskis, olympic javelin thrower Jānis Lūsis, two-time Olympic BMX champion Maris Strombergs, and basketball player Kristaps Porziņģis. The national sport of Latvia is ice hockey.
The Coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia was officially adopted by the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia on 15 June 1921, and entered official use starting on 19 August 1921. It was created using new national symbols, as well as elements of the coats of arms of Polish and Swedish Livonia and of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. Thus, the coat of arms combines symbols of Latvian national statehood, as well as symbols of its historical regions. The Latvian national coat of arms was designed by the Latvian artist Rihards Zariņš.
Māris Štrombergs is a Latvian former professional BMX racer. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships. In 2012 he prolonged his Olympic title by winning the gold medal in the London Olympics.
Latvia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Rihards Bukarts is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for EC KAC in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). Bukarts was selected 9th overall in the 2012 KHL Junior Draft by the Dinamo Riga. With the selection, Bukarts became the highest-drafted Latvian in KHL history, four spots higher than his brother Roberts Bukarts in 2009.
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Rihards is a masculine Latvian given name and may refer to:
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Rihards Kotāns was a Latvian bobsledder. He competed in the four man event at the 1984 Winter Olympics, representing the Soviet Union.
The 2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as OlyBet Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the newly formed Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.
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The 2020–21 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the 3rd season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.
Helvijs Babris is a Latvian BMX cyclist.
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