Sport

Sigulda is an important winter sports centre in Latvia. There are bobsleighing and sleigh tracks, 8 mountain skiing tracks –

seven on the slopes of left bank of Gauja, the eights in Krimulda rural area.

Traditionally, every year contest in mountain skiing and snowboard “Sigulda Cup” is held, which this year took place in for 28th time.

More than 300 people participated in this competition. State scale competitions are also being organized.

Sigulda is appreciated not only by winter sports fans. In other seasons of the year Sigulda area’s specific relief attracts cyclists.

For example, traditionally since 1997 cycle race takes place in Sigulda. Last year it had more than 1500 participants, including Latvian

officials and Sigulda region council chairman Talis Pukitis.

Many people participate in orientation competition. Rally “Vidzeme” has become a tradition. The most sportive Sigulda inhabitants

have joined together in different sport clubs: there are badminton, basketball, orientation, and sleighing and snowboard clubs.

Not only Sigulda schools gyms and sports grounds are being used for training and competitions, but also “Siguldas Buvmeistars” gym, mini-golf course, beach for volleyball, streets and yards for basketball.

City Stadium was completely renovated in year 2000; it promoted development of track and field athletics.

In the end of year 2005 1st Latvia winter olympiad took place in Sigulda, where best 600 latvian sporstmen competed in 11 sport contests.

Sigulda region winter sport games in 14 different disciplines have become a tradition, where every inhabitant of Sigulda region is welcome to participate. During the annual Sigulda region festivities there are several tournaments – football, table tennis, shooting with airgun and “Family sport day” in Rokeni where Sigulda inhabitants meet with other families.