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Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation’s eighth consecutive appearance at the Games and twelfth overall in Summer Olympic history.After finishing with no medals five years ago, Latvia won two medals in Tokyo, with one of them being gold in the Men’s 3×3 Basketball Tournament, their first ever medal won at this sport. They are also the leaders of the medal table together with the  USA respectively. [2]Competitors[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Athletics[edit]Latvian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]KeyNote\u2013Ranks given for track events are within the athlete’s heat onlyQ = Qualified for the next roundq = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying targetNR = National recordN\/A = Round not applicable for the eventBye = Athlete not required to compete in roundTrack & road eventsField eventsBasketball[edit]Summary3\u00d73 basketball[edit]Men’s tournament[edit]Latvia men’s national 3×3 team qualified for the Games by winning a bronze medal at the 2021 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[5]Team rosterThe players were announced on 6 July 2021.[6]Group playSource: TOCOG and FIBARules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.(H) HostNotes:^ a b c Belgium 2\u20130, Latvia 1\u20131, Netherlands 0\u20132^ a b c Japan 1\u20131, 123 PS; Poland 1\u20131, 120 PS; China 1\u20131, 119 PS24\u00a0July\u00a02021\u00a0(2021-07-24) 11:35v24\u00a0July\u00a02021\u00a0(2021-07-24) 18:40v25\u00a0July\u00a02021\u00a0(2021-07-25) 15:00v25\u00a0July\u00a02021\u00a0(2021-07-25) 22:25v26\u00a0July\u00a02021\u00a0(2021-07-26) 15:25v26\u00a0July\u00a02021\u00a0(2021-07-26) 22:00v27\u00a0July\u00a02021\u00a0(2021-07-27) 18:25vQuarterfinal27\u00a0July\u00a02021\u00a0(2021-07-27) 22:20vSemifinal28\u00a0July\u00a02021\u00a0(2021-07-28) 18:40vGold medal match28\u00a0July\u00a02021\u00a0(2021-07-28) 22:25vCanoeing[edit]Sprint[edit]Latvia qualified a single boat (men’s K-1 200 m) for the Games with a top-two finish at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.[7]AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRoberts AkmensMen’s K-1 200 m35.4482 SFBye35.6884 FA36.0148Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)Cycling[edit]Road[edit]Latvia entered two riders to compete in the men’s Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 32 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.[8]BMX[edit]Latvia received two quota places (one per gender) for BMX at the Olympics by topping the field of nations vying for qualification in the men’s race at the 2019 UCI BMX World Championships and by finishing among the top three nations for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of June 1, 2021.[9][10]RaceEquestrian[edit]Latvia entered one jumping rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group C (Central and Eastern Europe), marking the country’s debut in the sport.[11]Jumping[edit]Latvia qualified one judoka for the men’s half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games. Two-time Olympian Jevge\u0146ijs Borodavko accepted a continental berth from the European zone as the nation’s top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[12]AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal \/ BMOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJevge\u0146ijs BorodavkoMen’s \u2212100 kg\u00a0Cirjenics\u00a0(HUN)L FUSDid not advanceLatvia entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2019 European Games champion Kalvis Kalni\u0146\u0161 secured a place in the men’s kumite 67-kg category, as the highest-ranked karateka vying for qualification from the European zone based on the WKD Olympic Rankings.[13]KumiteModern pentathlon[edit]Latvia entered one modern pentathlete into the Olympic competition. P\u0101vels \u0160vecovs finished last of the top eight modern pentathletes vying for qualification in the men’s event based on the UIPM World Rankings of June 1, 2021.[14]AthleteEventFencing(\u00e9p\u00e9e one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting\/running(10 m air pistol)\/(3200 m)Total pointsFinal rankRRBRRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsP\u0101vels \u0160vecovsMen’s22-13272341:59.831031181.971628511:40.6726600143014Shooting[edit]Latvia granted an invitation from ISSF to send 2014 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Agate Ra\u0161mane (women’s 25 m pistol) to the rescheduled Games as the highest-ranked shooter vying for qualification in the ISSF World Olympic Rankings of 6 June 2021.[15][16]Swimming[edit]Latvia received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[17]Latvia entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Je\u013cena Ostapenko (world no. 43) and rookie Anastasija Sevastova (world no. 57) qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for the women’s singles based on the WTA World Rankings of June 13, 2021.[18][19]Volleyball[edit]Beach[edit]Latvia men’s and women’s beach volleyball pairs qualified for the Games by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FIVB World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Haiyang, China.[20][21]AthleteEventPreliminary roundRepechageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal \/ BMOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankM\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 P\u013cavi\u0146\u0161Edgars To\u010dsMen’s\u00a0Peru\u0161i\u010d \/Schweiner\u00a0(CZE)W (21\u20130, 21\u20130)\u00a0Krasilnikov \/Stoyanovskiy\u00a0(ROC)W (13\u201321, 21\u201319, 15\u201311)\u00a0Gaxiola \/Rubio\u00a0(MEX)L (18\u201321, 16\u201321)2 QBye\u00a0Evandro \/Schmidt\u00a0(BRA)W (21\u201319, 21\u201318)\u00a0Alison \/\u00c1lvaro\u00a0(BRA)W (21\u201316, 21\u201319)\u00a0Mol \/S\u00f8rum\u00a0(NOR)L (15\u201321, 16\u201321)\u00a0Ahmed \/Cherif\u00a0(QAT)L (12\u201321, 18\u201321)4Tina Graudi\u0146aAnastasija Krav\u010denokaWomen’s\u00a0Claes \/Sponcil\u00a0(USA)L (13\u201321, 21\u201316, 11\u201315)\u00a0Ana Patr\u00edcia \/Rebecca\u00a0(BRA)W (21\u201315, 12\u201321, 15\u201312)\u00a0Khadambi \/Makokha\u00a0(KEN)W (21\u20136, 21\u201314)2 QBye\u00a0Kholomina \/Makroguzova\u00a0(ROC)W (16\u201321, 21\u201317, 15\u201313)\u00a0Bansley \/Wilkerson\u00a0(CAN)W (21\u201313, 18\u201321, 15\u201311)\u00a0Artacho \/Clancy\u00a0(AUS)L (21\u201323, 13\u201321)\u00a0Heidrich \/Verg\u00e9-D\u00e9pr\u00e9\u00a0(SUI)L (19\u201321, 15\u201321)4Weightlifting[edit]Latvia entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. 2018 junior world champion Ritvars Suharevs (men’s 81 kg) and two-time Olympian Art\u016brs Pl\u0113snieks (men’s 109 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.[22]Wrestling[edit]Latvia qualified one wrestler for the women’s freestyle 62 kg into the Olympic competition, by progressing to the top two finals at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary.[23]Key:VT (ranking points: 5\u20130 or 0\u20135) \u2013 Victory by fall.VB (ranking points: 5\u20130 or 0\u20135) \u2013 Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)PP (ranking points: 3\u20131 or 1\u20133) \u2013 Decision by points \u2013 the loser with technical points.PO (ranking points: 3\u20130 or 0\u20133) \u2013 Decision by points \u2013 the loser without technical points.ST (ranking points: 4\u20130 or 0\u20134) \u2013 Great superiority \u2013 the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.SP (ranking points: 4\u20131 or 1\u20134) \u2013 Technical superiority \u2013 the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.FreestyleSee also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/latvia-at-the-2020-summer-olympics\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics"}}]}]