• Latvia wins silver in European basketball championship

    Starting Monday with a good news - yesterday Latvia won silver medal in European basketball championship. In a game against Italy they lost 60:67 and got second place. Spain which Latvians won few days ago is third.
    Sport has always been important for Latvia and Latvians therefore such victory is huge. Time after time Latvians just need feeling they can achieve something big and this kind of victory can help it.
    This also prompts politicians to think about improvements in legislation. This morning Latvia’s minister of education and science Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis promised he will set in agenda question about bonus fund for this kinds of victories. Till now basketball players are not included in bonus fund for winning European championship.

    TVNET :: Basketbols - Latvijas izlase izcīna sudraba medaļas Eiropas čempionātā
    http://www.tvnet.lv/sports/basketbols/472123-latvijas_izlase_izcina_sudraba_medalas_eiropas_cempionata

    Latvijas U-20 vīriešu basketbola izlase Tallinā notikušā Eiropas čempionāta finālspēlē svētdien zaudēja Itālijas vienaudžiem, izcīnot vēsturiskas sudraba godalgas. Aizvadītajā spēlē Latvijas izlase piedzīvoja neveiksmi ar rezultātu 60:67 (13:9, 18:14, 11:23, 18:21). Šī ir otrā reize valsts basketbola vēsturē, kad Latvijas izlase spēlēja EČ finālā. Neviena cita Latvijas vīriešu un sieviešu komanda ne pieaugušo, ne jauniešu un junioru vecumā nekad līdz finālam nebija tikusi.

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