Latvia at the 2022 World Games

Latvia at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors33 (31 men and 2 women) in 6 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
World Games appearances

Latvia competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Air sports 2 1 3
Floorball 14 0 14
Inline hockey 13 0 13
Karate 1 0 1
Orienteering 0 1 1
Water skiing and wakeboarding 1 0 1
Total 31 2 33

Air sports

Main article: Air sports at the 2022 World Games

Three competitors represented Latvia in drone racing.[2]

Floorball

Main article: Floorball at the 2022 World Games

Latvia finished in 4th place in the floorball tournament.[3][4]

Inline hockey

Main article: Inline hockey at the 2022 World Games

Latvia finished in 7th place in the inline hockey tournament.[5]

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2022 World Games

One competitor represented Latvia in karate.[6]

Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kalvis Kalniņš Men's kumite 60 kg  Shaaban (KUW)
L 2–5 		 Jina (MAR)
L 3–5 		 Brose (BRA)
L 0–2 		4 Did not advance 7

Orienteering

Main article: Orienteering at the 2022 World Games

Latvia competed in orienteering.[7]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Sandra Grosberga Women's sprint 16:31.00 13
Women's middle distance 43:22.00 10

Water skiing & wakeboarding

Main article: Water skiing at the 2022 World Games

Roberts Linavskis competed in the men's wakeboard event.[8]

Athlete Event Results
Quarterfinals Last Chance Qualifiers Semifinals Final Rank
Roberts Linavskis Men's Wakeboard Freestyle 5th place 5th place Did not advance 14

2022 World Games were the first World Games that invited an official from Latvia to participate as a judge - Oskars Kruze.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Drone Racing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ Burke, Patrick (12 July 2022). "Canada beat hosts US to earn men's lacrosse gold at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Floorball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Roller Inline Hockey Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Orienteering Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Waterski & Wakeboard Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Oskars Krūze un Roberts Linavskis piedalās Pasaules Spēlēs Birmingemā". Wake Up Academy - Veikbords aiz laivas 30 minūšu braucienā no Rīgas. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2024-02-21.