Sport in Latvia

Most popular sports in Latvia
Basketball
Biathlon
Football
Hockey
Tennis
Athletics
Cycling
Basketball (history)
Latvia has a long tradition of basketball. Latvia won the first European Championship in 1935. year and in 1937 championship was held in Latvia.
In Soviet times, men's team ASK Riga Soviet-dominated League of fifty, and sixty years, the Soviet champion won multiple titles, and three times Winning the European Champions Cup - 1958., 1959. in 1960. year.
Basketball (today)
Until now, the best tournament favorites renewed Latvia was 2001. On the European Championship, which won a high 8. location. Kaspars Kambala was the best player in this tournament in the sample.
2004. On NBA draft with a total 11. the number was drafted - Andris Biedriņš, he chose Goldensteitas "Warriors". Biedriņš Latvia became the latest millionaire, who earned all the money himself. He was the youngest player in NBA 2004/05 of the season.
Biathlon
 One of the most popular winter sport for many years been Biathlon.
Biathlete Latvia's most successful period was around 1998. Olympic Games when the team relay Latvian team to finish 6. instead.…