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Not only track and field athletes, but also sports fans are known for the long-standing “Riga Cups” athletics competition. Taking this legendary competition as an example, the “Riga Indoor Cups” were held for the first time in the second half of December 2022 in the Riga Sports Arena, currently known as the Riga Sports Arena of the “Arkādija” Sports School. Continuing the tradition that has begun, top athletes from home and abroad will once again compete against each other in several athletics disciplines in the modernized Riga sports arena this winter season, not in December, but a month later.
“Sports School “Arkādija” Riga Cup in the premises 2024” includes both cup disciplines and promo disciplines. There are a total of six cup disciplines – three for men and three for women. Both disciplines have two events in common: 60m sprint and long jump, but the final event of the third cup will be the pole vault for men and the 60m hurdles for women.
At the Riga Cup we will see athletes from seven countries in the hall. All Baltic states, Ukraine, Germany and even Brazil with Singapore will be represented.
From the Latvian track and field athletes we will see Valter Kreiš, the 4th place of last year’s U23 European Championships in pole vault, who is now also the Latvian record holder at the age of U23 (5.65 m), and Sandi Dzenīti, the 5th place of the same U23 championships in the triple jump, which will take part in the long jump and has competition, consists of Roberts Jānis Zālītis and the German Kevins Bruha, who jumped over seven and a half meters.
In the women’s long jump, an intense duel could unfold between the fourth-place finisher in the 2017 Youth World Championships and the Latvian U18 record holder Kitija Paula Melnbardi and the fifth-place finisher in the 2022 Junior World Championships in the heptathlon, Gerda Keri Dreimani. They will have a very strong competitor – the 2023 Ukrainian indoor champion Irina Nerubalshchuk, who jumped the six and a half meter mark. Over 500m, U23 European Championship 800m finalist Invida Mauriņa will attempt to break the national record at this distance.
In the 60 m sprint we will be able to follow with great interest the battle between last year’s winner Roberts Jānis Zālīš and the two fastest Latvian sprinters of the season over 60 m, Rinaldus Valtas Zariņa (6.85) and Aleksi Pelcmani (6.88). The Latvian Latvian 100m champion Oskars Grava (10.38). Lithuanian junior and youth champions as well as medalists at adult championships who have run faster than 6.90 and also 6.80 will face serious competition for the Latvians. In the women’s category, the main favorite will be the multiple Latvian champion in various sprint distances, Gunta Vaičule.
The start of the competition at 5 p.m. Free entry. The competition will be broadcast by TV4 and Sportacentrs.com.
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